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HIDALGO HERRERA, Manuel et al. Characterization of the esophagus cancer in operated patients. "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Hospital. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.1, pp. 101-110. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: the esophagus cancer is one of the most aggressive neoplasias in the digestive tract. The surgery is the fundamental method of treatment, with a high frequency of complications. Objective: to characterize the esophagus cancer in patients intervened surgically. Method: it was done a descriptive, longitudinal study and of prospective character, in the "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay", between January of 2002 and December of 2012. The universe of the study was 62 patients. It was included patients with resection of esophagus cancer and in which the author of this paper participated on the operation. The qualitative variables were described statistically by means of frequencies and percentages. Results: 82.3% belonged to the masculine sex. The inferior third of the esophagus was the more affected in 42.2%. The histological variety that prevailed was the adenocarcioma in 59.7%. Most of the patients were diagnosed in IIb stage (41.9%). The surgical technique more carried out was Ivor Lewis (58.1%) and the type of suture was the mechanical. The stenosis of the anastomosis was the most frequent complication in 12.9% and it was appear only in cases with manual suture of the anastomosis. The type suture more used was the manual in the 17. 4%. The postoperative overlife was 17.7% at five years. Conclusions: most of patients were older than 60 years and men. The most frequent localization was in inferior third, with prevalence of the adenocarcinoma. Most was diagnosed in IIB stage. The postsurgical stenosis was the most frequent complication. The postoperative overlife was acceptable.

Palabras clave : cancer of esophagus; esophageal resection; Ivor Lewis technique.

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