@Article{Bała2007,
journal="Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia",
issn="1428-2526",
volume="11",
number="9",
year="2007",
title="Early and late complications after surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer",
abstract=" Background : Oesophageal cancer is  a neoplasm with poor prognosis and high risk of complications and mortality after surgery.   Aim of study : To evaluate complications after surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer.   Material and methods : Between 2000 and 2005 in the Department of Surgical Oncology in Bydgoszcz there were performed 34 radical resections of the oesophagus on patients with oesophageal cancer.   Results : Shortly after the operations, complications occurred in 17 patients (50%). In 12 cases these complications were severe (bleeding \– 2, anastomotic leak \– 5, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders \– 3, pneumonia \– 3); mortality \– 0%. Late complications appeared in  9 patients after some period of time (anastomotic stricture \– 9, bile reflux  \– 2). Up till today, treatment has been unsuccessful in 19 patients (55.8%).  Conclusions : Oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal cancer is still characterized by high (50%) morbidity. The most common cause of mortality is distant metastases.",
author="Bała, Dariusz
and Jankowski, Michał
and Zegarski, Wojciech",
pages="433--436",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Early-and-late-complications-after-surgical-treatment-of-oesophageal-cancer,3,9468,1,1.html"
}