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Thoracoabdominal gastrectomy and distal 2/3 esophageal resection with wide lymph node dissection for type II and III adenocarcinoma at the gastro-esophageal junction

Jeremiasen, Martin LU ; Walther, Bruno LU ; Djerf, Pauline LU ; Staël von Holstein, Christer LU ; Zilling, Thomas LU ; Hermansson, Michael LU ; Falkenback, Dan LU and Johansson, Jan LU (2019) In The American Journal of Surgery 218(2). p.329-334
Abstract

Background: For locally advanced Siewert type II and III tumors we have performed total gastrectomy including resection of the distal 2/3 of the esophagus, through separate abdominal and right chest incisions (THX-ABD). The procedure involves wide lymphadenectomy in the abdomen/chest and a Roux-en-Y jejunostomy to the level of the azygos vein or above. The aim of the study was to investigate short- and long-term results for this rarely used procedure. Methods: Retrospective study of 83 radio-chemotherapy naïve patients with adenocarcinoma at the gastro-esophageal junction (Siewert type II n = 65 and type III n = 18) operated upon 1986–2011. Results: 2/83 (2.4%) patients died in hospital. 70/83 (84%) patients had R0-resections. 82/83... (More)

Background: For locally advanced Siewert type II and III tumors we have performed total gastrectomy including resection of the distal 2/3 of the esophagus, through separate abdominal and right chest incisions (THX-ABD). The procedure involves wide lymphadenectomy in the abdomen/chest and a Roux-en-Y jejunostomy to the level of the azygos vein or above. The aim of the study was to investigate short- and long-term results for this rarely used procedure. Methods: Retrospective study of 83 radio-chemotherapy naïve patients with adenocarcinoma at the gastro-esophageal junction (Siewert type II n = 65 and type III n = 18) operated upon 1986–2011. Results: 2/83 (2.4%) patients died in hospital. 70/83 (84%) patients had R0-resections. 82/83 (99%) patients had free longitudinal resection margins. Overall 5-year survival was 22/83 (27%). Conclusion: THX-ABD can be performed with high rates of R0 resections and with low in-hospital mortality. Long-term survival rate was not better compared with less extensive surgical procedures.

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Adenocarcinoma, Gastrectomy, Gastro-esophageal junction, Lymph nodes, Thoracoabdominal
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The American Journal of Surgery
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218
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329 - 334
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Elsevier
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0002-9610
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10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.049
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English
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  author       = {{Jeremiasen, Martin and Walther, Bruno and Djerf, Pauline and Staël von Holstein, Christer and Zilling, Thomas and Hermansson, Michael and Falkenback, Dan and Johansson, Jan}},
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  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{329--334}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{The American Journal of Surgery}},
  title        = {{Thoracoabdominal gastrectomy and distal 2/3 esophageal resection with wide lymph node dissection for type II and III adenocarcinoma at the gastro-esophageal junction}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.049}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.049}},
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