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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:420-424
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Colon Interposition in the Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

Department of Surgery, Tampere University Central Hospital, and the Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Accepted for publication July 16, 1986.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Isolauri, Department of Surgery, Tampere University Central Hospital, 33520 Tampere, Finland

The stomach is the organ most used for restoring esophageal continuity after esophageal resection for malignancy. In the present series, we report our experience over a 20-year period (1965 through 1984) with an alternative method, colon interposition.

Two hundred forty-eight patients (124 men and 124 women) underwent colon interposition. Seventy-one percent (175) of the tumors were squamous cell carcinomas, and 23% (58) were adenocarcinomas in the gastric cardia and lower esophagus. The left colon was the substitute of first choice and was used in 54% of the patients. Of the interpositions, 59% were antiperistaltic. Esophagectomy without thoracotomy was the method in 146 patients. The operative mortality was 16% (40 patients), and 3% (8 patients) sustained colon graft necrosis. Leakage in the upper anastomosis occurred in 4% (10). No dysphagia was experienced by 85%, 80%, and 76% of the patients during reexaminations 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively, after operation. The 1-year and 5-year survival for patients with squamous cell carcinoma was 40% and 10%, respectively, and for patients with adenocarcinoma, 50% and 12%, respectively.

The data from this study suggest that colon interposition offers a good alternative for long-term relief of dysphagia in patients with carcinoma of the esophagus. The rate of complications is acceptable.

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