Abstract
Early detection and resection of esophageal carcinoma provide the best chance for cure1. Long-term survival is mostly stage dependent2–4. Five-year survival for resected stage I carcinoma varies between 50 and 85% and for resected stage II between 20% and 50%1–5. Because the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction is increasing6, endoscopic surveillance for Barrett’s disease will very likely lead to earlier cancer detection and resection and possibly improved long-term survival7–8. However, little is known of the functional status and quality of life of long-term survivors after curative resection for esophageal carcinoma9. Success of curative treatment for esophageal cancer has been traditionally measured with survival. Few reports on quality of life after esophageal resection for cancer have been published. A review of the literature by Gelfand et al in 19929 revealed that of 7,569 publications written on the subject of esophageal carcinoma, only 44 dealt with quality of life (0.58%). Clearly, a better understanding of the functional outcome and quality of life of longterm survivors is needed in this new era of health care Appropriate tools to measure outcome, however, are limited and development of such instruments will become increasingly important in the future if surgeons are to better plan preoperative counseling, surgical approach and postoperative care.
Keywords
- Esophageal Carcinoma
- Esophageal Resection
- Transhiatal Esophagectomy
- Cervical Anastomosis
- Postoperative Leak
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Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, January 29–31, 2001; New Orleans, Louisiana. Manuscript submitted to Annals of Thorac Surg.
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Deschamps, C. et al. (2001). Function and Quality of Life after Esophageal Resection. In: Tilanus, H.W., Attwood, S.E.A. (eds) Barrett’s Esophagus. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0829-6_32
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