Esophageal cancer surgery in heart transplant patients.

von Rahden, BH; Stein, HJ; Schmidt, G; Bartels, H; Overbeck, M; Siewert, JR

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.04.068

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Document type:: Journal Article; Article
Author(s):: von Rahden, BH; Stein, HJ; Schmidt, G; Bartels, H; Overbeck, M; Siewert, JR
Title:: Esophageal cancer surgery in heart transplant patients.
Abstract:: We herein report about 2 heart transplant patients undergoing surgical resection for esophageal cancer. Both were long-term survivors after orthotopic heart transplantation for dilated cardiomyopathy. One patient underwent a transthoracic esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for an early squamous cell carcinoma of the infracarinal esophagus. The second patient underwent a resection of the cervical esophagus and interposition of a free jejunal segment after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for a locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma in the cervical esophagus. «
We herein report about 2 heart transplant patients undergoing surgical resection for esophageal cancer. Both were long-term survivors after orthotopic heart transplantation for dilated cardiomyopathy. One patient underwent a transthoracic esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for an early squamous cell carcinoma of the infracarinal esophagus. The second patient underwent a resection of the cervical esophagus and interposition of a free jejunal segment after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for a locall... »
Journal title abbreviation:: Ann Thorac Surg
Year:: 2005
Journal volume:: 80
Journal issue:: 4
Pages contribution:: 1510-2
Language:: eng
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.04.068
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16181905
Print-ISSN:: 0003-4975
TUM Institution:: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik; I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Kardiologie); Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange)
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