par Bremen, Jacques 
;Lambilliotte, Jean-Pierre ;Gerard, André ;Bremer, Antoine
Référence Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica (Ed. multilingue), 36, 7-8, page (376-396)
Publication Publié, 1973
;Lambilliotte, Jean-Pierre ;Gerard, André ;Bremer, Antoine Référence Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica (Ed. multilingue), 36, 7-8, page (376-396)
Publication Publié, 1973
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | The authors report on their clinical and surgical experience with the treatment of 68 cases of cancer of the esophagus. The therapeutic results are identical and as unsatisfactory as those described in the literature. The prognosis for the non operable patients is particularly severe: their mean survival rate reaches only 3 months after the diagnosis is established. As for the patients who are given palliative treatment, their survival is also very short, since they remain alive for an average of 3 to 6 months. Finally, the operations which aim to cure still show a mortality rate of 27%; the 1.4% survival rate after 5 years is very disappointing. Preoperative roentgen therapy increases the chances of possible resection and prevents the diffusion of the tumoral cells by the lymphatic way. It seems to enhance the life expectancy of these patients. |
