J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 95(6): 359-367, 1994

Original article

SWALLOWING DISORDERS AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR THORACIC ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

First Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Japan

Akira Sasaki

Postoperative swallowing disorders have been studied in 17 consecutive esophageal cancer patients who had undergone an esophagectomy with a lymph node dissection and a cervical anastomosis via the posterior mediastinal route. The patients were divided into two groups: those manifesting postoperative abnormal aspiration episodes (aspiration group: 6 cases), and those without such episodes (non-aspiration group: 11 cases). Pharyngoesophageal manometry and scintigraphic measurement of the oropharyngeal transit of a liquid bolus was done on 14th postoperative day and at hospital discharge.

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