Long-term function and quality of life after esophageal resection for cancer and Barrett's

Claude Deschamps; Francis C Nichols 3rd; Stephen D Cassivi; Mark S Allen; Peter C Pairolero

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2005.01.018

Long-term function and quality of life after esophageal resection for cancer and Barrett's

Surg Clin North Am. 2005 Jun;85(3):649-56, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2005.01.018.

Authors

Claude Deschamps¹, Francis C Nichols 3rd, Stephen D Cassivi, Mark S Allen, Peter C Pairolero

Affiliation

¹ Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 15927658
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2005.01.018

Abstract

Esophagectomy is the treatment of choice for cancer or high-grade dysplasia. Although the patients frequently experience symptoms postoperatively, their quality of life is most often comparable to that of a control population. This article provides details of post-esophagectomy symptomatology and examines how quality of life can be measured in these patients.

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / mortality
Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Barrett Esophagus / mortality
Barrett Esophagus / surgery*
Esophageal Neoplasms / mortality
Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
Esophagectomy / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life*
Survival Rate
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome