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Nakai T, Yoshizaki T, Tanaka S, Yamamoto Y, Sako T, Kitamura Y, Ose T, Ishida T, Ikeda A, Ariyoshi R, Iwatate M, Kawara F, Takao T, Morita Y, Toyonaga T, Kodama Y. Safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal cancer with esophageal varices. Esophagus 2023:10.1007/s10388-023-01001-3. [PMID: 37060531 DOI: 10.1007/s10388-023-01001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heavy drinking is associated with esophageal cancer and esophageal varices. However, there are limited reports of endoscopic resection for esophageal cancer with esophageal varices. In this multicenter study, we clarified the safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal cancer with esophageal varices. METHODS In this multicenter, retrospective, observational study, patients underwent esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection at 10 referral centers in Japan from January 2013 to December 2019. We analyzed characteristics including backgrounds and varices, treatment outcomes, and adverse events in cases with esophageal varices. RESULTS A total of 1708 patients were evaluated, 27 (1.6%) of whom had esophageal varices. In patients with esophageal varices, the en bloc resection rate and R0 resection rate were 100% and 77.8%, respectively. Patients with esophageal varices had longer procedure times than patients without esophageal varices (p = 0.015). There was no significant difference in adverse events. There was no significant difference in procedure time and number of adverse events between patients who underwent pretreatment and those who did not. There was no significant difference in these outcomes for patients with lesions on varices compared to those without. Child-Pugh classification and location of the lesions also did not affect these outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Esophageal cancer with esophageal varices could be treated endoscopically safely and effectively.
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- Tatsuya Nakai
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki‑cho, Chuo‑ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650‑0017, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki‑cho, Chuo‑ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650‑0017, Japan.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki‑cho, Chuo‑ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650‑0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kita-Harima Medical Center, Ono, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akashi Medical Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sanda City Hospital, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Steel Memorial Hirohata Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sano Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Konan Medical Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki‑cho, Chuo‑ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650‑0017, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki‑cho, Chuo‑ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650‑0017, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki‑cho, Chuo‑ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650‑0017, Japan
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Yang TY, Shih CP, Huang PC, Tsai CY, Chao YK. Preoperative Transient Elastography in Patients with Esophageal Cancer. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12. [PMID: 36553201 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12123194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Since excessive alcohol consumption is a shared risk factor for esophageal cancer and liver fibrosis, it is possible that patients with esophageal cancer may develop unknown liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. We applied preoperative transient elastography (TE) to patients without recorded cirrhosis undergoing esophagectomy to clarify the validity in predicting postesophagectomy hepatic failure. The cohort consisted of 107 patients who received TE before esophagectomy between June 2018 and December 2021. Patients were categorized into two groups based on the fibrosis score yielded by preoperative TE (mild group: 0~2, n = 92; severe group: 3~4, n = 15). There was no significant difference in demographic data nor surgical variables between the two groups. None of the cohort encountered hepatic failure, yet the severe fibrosis group had a significantly higher rate of pleural effusion (40.0% versus 15.2%, p = 0.03). The areas under the curve (AUCs) of TE in predicting postoperative complications and 180-day mortality were 0.60 (95% CI: 0.46-0.74) and 0.67 (95% CI: 0.51-0.83), respectively. In conclusion, stratification of patients with esophageal cancer who had liver fibrosis by preoperative TE demonstrates significant validity in predicting postoperative pleural effusions. Recruitment of noncirrhotic patients with higher TE scores is warranted to examine its power in other parameters.
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Adiamah A, Ban L, Hammond J, Jepsen P, West J, Humes DJ. Mortality After Extrahepatic Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Wall Surgery in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Alcohol Alcohol 2021; 55:497-511. [PMID: 32558895 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agaa043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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AIMS This meta-analysis aimed to define the perioperative risk of mortality in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) undergoing extrahepatic gastrointestinal surgery. METHODS Systematic searches of Embase, Medline and CENTRAL were undertaken to identify studies reporting about patients with ALD undergoing extrahepatic gastrointestinal surgery published since database inception to January 2019. Studies were only considered if they reported on mortality as an outcome. Pooled analysis of mortality was stratified as benign and malignant surgery and specific operative procedures where feasible. RESULTS Of the 2899 studies identified, only five studies met inclusion criteria, representing cholecystectomy (one study), umbilical hernia repair surgery (one study) and oesophagectomy (three studies). The total number of patients with ALD in these studies was 172. Therefore, any study on liver disease patients undergoing extrahepatic surgery that crucially included a subset with alcohol aetiology was included as a secondary analysis even though they failed to stratify mortality by underlying aetiology. The total number of studies that met this expanded inclusion criteria was 62, reporting on 37,703 patients with liver disease of which 1735 (4.5%) had a definite diagnosis of ALD. Meta-analysis of proportions of in-hospital mortality in patients with ALD undergoing upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery (oesophagectomy) was 23% [95% confidence interval (CI) 14-35%, I2 = 0%]. In-hospital mortality following oesophagectomy in liver disease patients of all aetiologies was lower, 14% (95% CI 9-21%, I2 = 41.1%). CONCLUSION Postoperative in-hospital mortality is high in patients with liver disease and ALD in particular. However, the currently available evidence on ALD is limited and precludes definitive conclusions on postoperative mortality risk.
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- Alfred Adiamah
- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Rd, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology and Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark ,8200
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- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.,Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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Kato F, Koyanagi K, Sugihara S, Nakagawa T, Hayashi K, Shintoku J. Long-term survival case of esophageal carcinosarcoma coexisting with alcoholic liver cirrhosis successfully treated by staged operation: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2021; 83:105946. [PMID: 33975200 PMCID: PMC8129925 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction Patients with esophageal cancers including carcinosarcoma sometimes have underlying liver cirrhosis because of a history of heavy drinking. It is definitely required to determine the appropriate surgical strategy and to manage the patients promptly when performing esophagectomy for the esophageal carcinosarcoma coexisting with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Presentation of case A 56-year-old male patient with a history of chest pain and difficulty swallowing was admitted to our hospital. He had a history of drinking 250 g of alcohol per day. Endoscopy revealed an irregular protruding tumor on the left wall of the lower-third thoracic esophagus. Computed tomography showed a tumor lesion in the lower-third thoracic esophagus; the images also showed irregularities on the surface of the liver, suggestive of coexisting alcoholic liver cirrhosis. The preoperative diagnosis was T3N2M0, Stage III esophageal leiomyosarcoma. In consideration of the underlying alcoholic liver cirrhosis, a staged operation was planned for this patient as a curative treatment. The patient had an uneventful postoperative clinical course and was discharged on the 47th day after the first surgery. Final histopathological diagnosis was T2N0M0, Stage II esophageal carcinosarcoma. The patient is alive without recurrence three years after surgery. Discussion This is the first report of long-term survival case of esophageal carcinosarcoma with alcoholic liver cirrhosis that was treated successfully by staged operation. Conclusions Despite coexisting with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, staged operation could reduce the surgical invasiveness, so that very good short-term outcome and long-term survival was obtained in the patient with esophageal carcinosarcoma. Patients with esophageal carcinosarcoma sometimes have underlying liver cirrhosis because of a history of heavy drinking. Postoperative severe complications often occur after esophagectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis. Staged operation could reduce the surgical invasiveness and manage these patients.
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- Fumihiko Kato
- Department of Surgery, Ota Memorial Hospital, 455-1 Oshima-cho, Ota, Gunma 373-8585, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Ota Memorial Hospital, 455-1 Oshima-cho, Ota, Gunma 373-8585, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Ota Memorial Hospital, 455-1 Oshima-cho, Ota, Gunma 373-8585, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Ota Memorial Hospital, 455-1 Oshima-cho, Ota, Gunma 373-8585, Japan
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Cheng C, Wen YW, Tsai CY, Chao YK. Impact of Child-Pugh class A liver cirrhosis on perioperative outcomes of patients with oesophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 59:ezaa334. [PMID: 33099615 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Advanced-stage (Child-Pugh classes B and C) liver cirrhosis (LC) is a contraindication for oesophagectomy. However, the question as to whether Child-Pugh class A LC may have an impact on perioperative outcomes remains unanswered. This retrospective single-centre study was designed to address this issue. METHODS This was a single-centre, retrospective, propensity-matched study. The perioperative outcomes of patients with Child-Pugh class A LC were compared with those of patients without LC after propensity score matching. RESULTS Out of a cohort consisting of 811 patients, we identified 51 cases with Child-Pugh class A LC. After the application of propensity score matching, the LC and no-LC groups consisted of 50 and 100 patients, respectively. The presence of LC did not compromise the quality of surgical resection as attested to by similar lymph node yields and R0 rates. However, patients with LC patients were more prone to developing postoperative pneumonia (22% vs 9%, P = 0.027), pleural effusion (38% vs 20%, P = 0.018) and chylothorax (10% vs 1%, P = 0.016) and had longer intensive care unit stay (mean: 6.10 vs 2.58 days, P = 0.002) compared with the no-LC group. Multivariable analysis identified thoracic duct ligation [odds ratio (OR) 12.292, P = 0.042] and a higher number of dissected nodes (OR 4.375, P = 0.037) as independent risk factors for chylothorax and pleural effusion, respectively. The detrimental effect of these variables was limited to the LC group. CONCLUSIONS Oesophagectomy portends a higher morbidity in patients with Child-Pugh class A LC. A meticulous management of lymphatic ducts during mediastinal dissection may improve surgical outcomes in this high-risk group.
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- Chuan Cheng
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Schizas D, Giannopoulos S, Vailas M, Mylonas KS, Giannopoulos S, Moris D, Rouvelas I, Felekouras E, Liakakos T. The impact of cirrhosis on esophageal cancer surgery: An up-to-date meta-analysis. Am J Surg 2020; 220:865-872. [PMID: 32107011 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIM The incidence of esophageal malignancies is higher in cirrhotic patients due to the fact that cirrhosis and esophageal cancer share common risk factors. Our goal was to define the impact of cirrhosis on postoperative outcomes following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. METHODS This study was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. Eligible studies were identified through search of PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane (end-of-search date: March 8th, 2019). A meta-analysis was conducted using random effects modeling. RESULTS We included 12 observational studies reporting on a total of 1938 patients who underwent surgery for esophageal cancer. Cirrhotic patients were more likely to develop postoperative pulmonary complications (OR: 2.60; 95% CI: 1.53-4.42), ascites (OR: 37.77; 95% CI: 10.95-130.28) and anastomotic leak/fistula within 30 days (OR: 2.81; 95% CI: 1.05-7.49) after esophageal cancer surgery. Cirrhotic patients had higher 30-day (OR: 3.04; 95% CI: 1.71-5.39) mortality rate. Liver disease did not appear to influence 90-day (OR: 2.84; 95% CI: 0.94-8.93) or late mortality rates (at a mean of 24 months of postoperative follow up) (OR: 1.70; 95% CI: 0.53-5.51). Esophagectomy for carcinoma in Child-Turcotte-Pugh class A cirrhotic patients was associated with significantly lower 30-day mortality rates compared to class B patients (OR: 0.14; 95% CI: 0.04-0.54). CONCLUSIONS Cirrhotic patients have higher odds of developing pulmonary complications, ascites, and anastomotic leak during the first postoperative month. Although, 30-day mortality was higher among cirrhotic patients after esophagectomy, liver disease does not seem to influence long-term prognosis.
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- Dimitrios Schizas
- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 2310 Erwin Rd, 27710, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute and Department of Upper Abdominal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece
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Deng HY, Zheng X, Zha P, Liang H, Huang KL, Peng L. Can we perform esophagectomy for esophageal cancer patients with concomitant liver cirrhosis? A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Dis Esophagus 2019; 32:5369049. [PMID: 30828736 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doz003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Liver cirrhosis is sometimes encountered in esophageal cancer patients intended for surgery. However, the impact of liver cirrhosis on patients with surgically treated esophageal cancer remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted the first meta-analysis focusing on current topic. We comprehensively searched relevant studies in Pubmed, Embase, and Web of Science on September 3, 2018. Data for analysis included both short-term (including morbidity and mortality rates) and long-term (5-year survival rate) outcomes. Our meta-analysis was conducted by using the STATA 12.0 package. We finally included a total of six cohort studies involving a total of 1426 patients (161 cirrhotic patients and 1265 noncirrhotic patients). Meta-analysis showed that cirrhotic patients had a significantly higher morbidity rate (risk ratio (RR) = 1.226; 95% Confidence interval (CI) = [1.043, 1.442]; P = 0.014) than noncirrhotic patients. For specific complications, cirrhotic patients had a significantly higher rate of pulmonary complications (RR = 2.354; 95%CI = [1.376, 4.026]; P = 0.002) and pleural effusion (RR = 2.414; 95%CI = [1.482, 3.613]; P < 0.001) than noncirrhotic patients and there was a trend toward a higher rate of anastomotic leak (RR = 1.759; 95%CI = [0.945, 3.274]; P = 0.075) in cirrhotic patients. Moreover, cirrhotic patients also had a significantly higher mortality rate (RR = 2.529; 95%CI = [1.480, 4.324]; P = 0.001) than noncirrhotic patients. Cirrhotic patients tended to yield a lower 5-year survival rate than those noncirrhotic patients after surgical resection of esophageal cancer (RR = 0.715; 95%CI = [0.492, 1.039]; P = 0.079). In conclusion, liver cirrhosis was significantly correlated with high morbidity and mortality rates. However, there was no sufficient evidence of unfavorable survival in cirrhotic patients. Esophagectomy can be performed for certain esophageal cancer patients with concomitant liver cirrhosis with acceptable operative risks, providing that careful preoperative evaluation and patient selection have been achieved.
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- H-Y Deng
- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu
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- Department of Endocrinology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu
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Asti E, Sozzi M, Bonitta G, Bernardi D, Bonavina L. Esophagectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis. J Visc Surg 2018; 155:453-464. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2018.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sozzi M, Siboni S, Asti E, Bonitta G, Bonavina L. Short-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Carcinoma In Patients with Liver Cirrhosis. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2017; 27:592-596. [DOI: 10.1089/lap.2017.0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- Marco Sozzi
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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Wang ZQ, Deng HY, Yang YS, Wang Y, Hu Y, Yuan Y, Wang WP, Chen LQ. Can oesophagectomy be performed for patients with oesophageal carcinoma and concomitant liver cirrhosis? A retrospective study based on a propensity-matched cohort. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017; 25:442-447. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Kim DJ, Park CH, Kim W, Jin HM, Kim JJ, Lee HH, Lee JH. Safety of laparoscopic radical gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients with liver cirrhosis. Surg Endosc 2017; 31:3898-3904. [PMID: 28205032 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5420-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) in gastric cancer patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) has rarely been reported. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the feasibility of LG compared with that of open gastrectomy (OG) for LC patients. METHODS Of the 75 LC patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer between April 2005 and March 2014, 36 patients who underwent LG were compared with 39 patients who underwent OG. Comparisons were based on clinicopathologic characteristics, surgical outcomes, and long-term survival rates. RESULTS Comparison of LG and OG revealed no significant differences in the clinicopathologic characteristics. Five patients in the LG group and eight in the OG group showed a Child-Turcotte-Pugh score (CTPs) over A. In surgical outcomes, we observed shorter operation times (191.4 ± 63.9 vs. 225.9 ± 77.1 min, p = 0.039), reduced estimated blood loss (175.5 ± 214.1 vs. 396.9 ± 514.8 ml, p = 0.021), and shorter hospital stays (10.4 ± 4.6 vs. 13.7 ± 5.8 days, p = 0.008) in LG than OG. Regarding postoperative morbidity, 7 (19.4%) and 10 (25.6%) complications were observed in the LG and OG groups, respectively. There was no difference in complications between the two groups regardless of the CTPs. One patient with a CTPs of C succumbed to hepatic failure following LG. Long-term survival and overall and recurrence-free survival rates did not differ between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Even in cases with CTPs B, LG with lymph node dissection for gastric cancer patient was safer and acceptable than OG was. Therefore, LG can be considered an alternative surgical approach in gastric cancer with LC.
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- Dong Jin Kim
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #327 Sosaro, Won-mi Gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #327 Sosaro, Won-mi Gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #327 Sosaro, Won-mi Gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #327 Sosaro, Won-mi Gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #327 Sosaro, Won-mi Gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #327 Sosaro, Won-mi Gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #327 Sosaro, Won-mi Gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea.
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Yasuda M, Saeki H, Nakashima Y, Yukaya T, Tsutsumi S, Tajiri H, Zaitsu Y, Tsuda Y, Kasagi Y, Ando K, Imamura Y, Ohgaki K, Akahoshi T, Oki E, Maehara Y. Treatment results of two-stage operation for the patients with esophageal cancer concomitant with liver dysfunction. J Med Invest 2017; 62:149-53. [PMID: 26399339 DOI: 10.2152/jmi.62.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to clarify the usefulness of two-stage operation for the patients with esophageal cancer who have liver dysfunction. METHODS Eight patients with esophageal cancer concomitant with liver dysfunction who underwent two-stage operation were analyzed. The patients initially underwent an esophagectomy, a cervical esophagostomy and a tube jejunostomy, and reconstruction with gastric tube was performed after the recovery of patients' condition. RESULTS The average time of the 1(st) and 2(nd) stage operation was 410.0 min and 438.9 min, respectively. The average amount of blood loss in the 1(st) and 2(nd) stage operation was 433.5 ml and 1556.8 ml, respectively. The average duration between the operations was 29.8 days. The antesternal route was selected for 5 patients (62.5%) and the retrosternal route was for 3 patients (37.5%). In the 1(st) stage operation, no postoperative complications were observed, while, complications developed in 5 (62.5%) patients, including 4 anastomotic leakages, after the 2(nd) stage operation. Pneumonia was not observed through two-stage operation. No in-hospital death was experienced. CONCLUSION A two-stage operation might prevent the occurrence of critical postoperative complications for the patients with esophageal cancer concomitant with liver dysfunction.
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Valmasoni M, Pierobon ES, De Pasqual CA, Zanchettin G, Moletta L, Salvador R, Costantini M, Ruol A, Merigliano S. Esophageal Cancer Surgery for Patients with Concomitant Liver Cirrhosis: A Single-Center Matched-Cohort Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 24:763-769. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5610-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gastrointestinal surgery is feasible in patients with Child A cirrhosis, but is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Hernia repair, biliary and colonic surgery are the most frequently performed interventions in this context. Esophageal and pancreatic surgery are more controversial and less frequently performed. For patients with decompensated liver function (Child B or C patients), the indications for surgery should be discussed by a multi-specialty team including the hepatologist, anesthesiologist, surgeon; liver function should be optimized if possible. During emergency surgery, histologic diagnosis of cirrhosis should be confirmed by liver biopsy because the histologic diagnosis has therapeutic and prognostic implications. The management of patients with Child A cirrhosis without portal hypertension is little different from the management of patients without cirrhosis. However, the management of patients with Child B or C cirrhosis or with portal hypertension is more complex and requires an accurate assessment of the balance of benefit vs. risk for surgical intervention on a case-by-case basis.
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- C Sabbagh
- Department of digestive and oncological surgery, hôpital Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 01, France
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- Department of digestive and oncological surgery, hôpital Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 01, France
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- Department of digestive and oncological surgery, hôpital Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 01, France.
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Jin ZX, Ma YY, Wang XY, Li LJ, Zheng ZQ. Treatment selection for gastric cancer with portal hypertension: clinical management. Gastric Cancer 2014; 17:302-9. [PMID: 23812903 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-013-0276-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Treatment for gastric cancer with portal hypertension must consider the eradication of the tumor and the change of hemodynamics in portal hypertension (PHT). Few reports have described the surgical procedures and postoperative complications of surgery for gastric cancer associated with PHT. METHODS The clinical data of 22 patients with PHT undergoing curative surgery for gastric cancer during 5 years were retrospectively analyzed. For 12 patients classified in Child's class A, D2 lymph node (LN) dissection was performed, and 10 patients classified into Child's class B were treated with D1 LN dissection. Surgical treatment included total gastrectomy combined with pericardial devascularization, distal subtotal gastrectomy, distal subtotal gastrectomy combined with splenectomy, and distal subtotal gastrectomy combined with pericardial devascularization with posterior gastric artery and left inferior phrenic artery preserved. A liver biopsy was analyzed in all patients. RESULTS Postoperative complications developed in 50 % (11/22 patients) and the mortality rate was 9 % (2/22). The rate of postoperative ascites in patients with Child's class A was much lower than in those with Child's class B (P < 0.05). "Operation time," "volume of hemorrhage," "platelet count," and "treatment of PHT" are all risk factors of liver function deterioration. However, there was no significant difference in liver function deterioration rate between patients with Child's class A and Child's class B (P > 0.05). The occurrence rate of complications in patients with PHT was much higher compared to those without with PHT (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Individualized selection of surgical approaches is crucial for treatment of gastric carcinoma accompanied by PHT. Surgical treatment should be based on preoperative TNM stage, liver function, and degree of PHT.
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- Zhou-Xiang Jin
- Department of General Surgery, Gastric Cancer Research Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, 109#, XueYuan Western Road, Wenzhou, 325027, People's Republic of China,
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Koide N, Takeuchi D, Suzuki A, Miyagawa S. Mediastinoscopy-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in patients with serious comorbidities. Surg Today 2011; 42:127-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00595-011-0042-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Trivin F, Boucher E, Vauléon E, Cumin I, Le Prisé E, Audrain O, Raoul JL. Management of esophageal carcinoma associated with cirrhosis: a retrospective case-control analysis. J Oncol 2009; 2009:173421. [PMID: 20069042 DOI: 10.1155/2009/173421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2009] [Revised: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Objectives. Esophageal carcinoma and cirrhosis have the overlapping etiologic factors.
Methods. In a retrospective analysis conducted in 2 Breton institutions we wanted to asses the frequency of this association and the outcome of these patients in a case-control study where each case (cirrhosis and esophageal cancer) was paired with two controls (esophageal cancer). Results. In a 10-year period, we have treated 958 esophageal cancer patients; 26 (2.7%) had a cirrhosis. The same treatments were proposed to the 2 groups; cases received nonsignificantly different radiation and chemotherapy dose than controls. Severe toxicities and deaths were more frequent among the cases. At the end of the treatment 58% of the cases and 67% of the controls were in complete remission; median and 2-year survival were not different between the 2 groups. All 4 Child-Pugh B class patients experienced severe side effects and 2 died during the treatment. Conclusions. This association is surprisingly infrequent in our population! Child-Pugh B patients had a dismal prognosis and a bad tolerance to radiochemotherapy; Child-Pugh A patients have the same tolerance and the same prognosis as controls and the evidence of a well-compensated cirrhosis has not modified our medical options.
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Ikeda Y, Kanda T, Kosugi SI, Yajima K, Matsuki A, Suzuki T, Hatakeyama K. Gastric cancer surgery for patients with liver cirrhosis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2009; 1:49-55. [PMID: 21160795 PMCID: PMC2999121 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v1.i1.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Revised: 11/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/19/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To elucidate the influence of liver cirrhosis (LC) on the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (GC). METHODS Of the 1347 GC patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for GC between January 1984 and June 2007, 25 patients (21 men and 4 women with a median age of 67 years; range 54-77 years) with LC were enrolled in this study. Using the Child-Pugh classification, 15 patients were evaluated as grade A and 10 patients as grade B. No grade C patient underwent gastrectomy in this series. Clinical outcomes, including postoperative morbidity and survival, were retrospectively analyzed based on medical records and surgical files. RESULTS There was no significant difference in operative blood loss and perioperative blood transfusion between the two groups. The most common postoperative complication was intractable ascites, which was the single postoperative morbidity noted more frequently in grade B patients (40.0%) than in grade A patients (6.7%) with statistical significance (P = 0.041). Operative mortality due to hepatic failure was seen in one grade A patient. Three patients had hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at presentation and two patients developed HCC after surgery. Overall 5-year survival rate was 58.9% in patients with early GC and 33.3% in patients with advanced GC (P = 0.230). GC-specific 5-year survival rate of early GC patients was 90.0% while that of advanced GC patients was 58.3% (P = 0.010). Four patients with early GC died of uncontrolled HCC, of which two were synchronous and two metachronous. CONCLUSION The risk of postoperative intractable ascites is high, particularly in grade B patients. Early detection and complete control of HCC is vital to improve a patient's prognosis.
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- Yoshiyuki Ikeda
- Yoshiyuki Ikeda, Tatsuo Kanda, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Kazuhito Yajima, Atsushi Matsuki, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Christophe Mariette
- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, University Hospital C. Huriez-Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire and University of Lille II, Place de Verdun, 59037, Lille cedex, France.
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The coexistence of achalasia and gastroesophageal varices has been reported sporadically in the English medical literature. We report the case of a 60-year-old Hispanic woman with cryptogenic cirrhosis who was referred for a liver transplant evaluation and subsequently developed progressive dysphagia to both solids and liquids as well as substernal chest pain and weight loss. Endoscopy revealed the presence of grade I esophageal varices and large fundic varices, as well as retained liquid and solid food in the distal esophagus. Radiographic and manometric studies were consistent with achalasia. After botulinum toxin (Botox) injections were no longer effective a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt was performed for portal decompression before proceeding with pneumatic dilation. Optimal treatment of these 2 conditions, when they occur simultaneously, is problematic. We discuss this patient's management and our approach to this infrequent combination of diseases.
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- Hugo Pinillos
- Division of Gastroenterology, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Ryu KW, Lee JH, Kim YW, Park JW, Bae JM. Management of ascites after radical surgery in gastric cancer patients with liver cirrhosis and minimal hepatic dysfunction. World J Surg 2005; 29:653-6. [PMID: 15827849 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7715-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A radical lymph node dissection is important for the cure of gastric cancer. However, such a procedure in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) could develop serious complications such as massive ascites. To determine the management of postoperative ascites, 26 gastric cancer patients with LC were reviewed retrospectively. Child-Pugh status was grade A in all 26 patients. Thirteen (50%) patients had advanced gastric cancer, and a D2 lymph nodes dissection was performed in 25 (96.2%) patients. The mean number of dissected lymph nodes was 33 +/- 11 (range: 11-54). An abdominal closed suction drain was placed in 12 (46.2%) patients, and the average amount of fluid drainage was 463 ml/day. The drainage tube was removed on about the eleventh postoperative day (range: day 6 to day 13), and diuretics were used in 8 (30.8%) patients. A paracentesis was needed in one patient but no postoperative surgical morbidity or mortality was observed. Therefore, an extended lymph node dissection is safe in gastric cancer patients with mild hepatic dysfunction. Liver cirrhosis and postoperative ascites can be managed conservatively without any complications.
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- Keun Won Ryu
- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 809 Madu-dong, Ilsan-gu, 411-764, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea.
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Tachibana M, Kotoh T, Kinugasa S, Dhar DK, Shibakita M, Ohno S, Masunaga R, Kubota H, Kohno H, Nagasue N. Esophageal cancer with cirrhosis of the liver: results of esophagectomy in 18 consecutive patients. Ann Surg Oncol 2000; 7:758-63. [PMID: 11129424 DOI: 10.1007/s10434-000-0758-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with cirrhosis of the liver sometimes are candidates for esophagectomy with extensive lymphadenectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 271 patients with primary esophageal carcinoma, 19 patients (7.0%) had pathologically proven cirrhosis of the liver. Among those, 18 patients underwent esophagectomy with extensive lymph node dissection. Clinicopathologic characteristics of these 18 patients were retrospectively investigated. RESULTS Pathological T stages were pT1 in 3 patients, pT2 in 9 patients, pT3 in 2 patients, and pT4 in 4 patients. Hepatitis C virus antibody was positive in 1 patient, and 14 patients were alcoholics. Three patients had cryptogenic cirrhosis. Seven patients were classified as Child-Turcotte B and 11 were Child-Turcotte A. Three patients had ICG-R 15 over 30%. Fifteen patients (83.3%) developed a total of 35 postoperative complications. Three patients currently are alive without recurrence. Fifteen patients have died: 7 from cancer recurrence; 5 of causes unrelated to esophageal cancer; and 3 of operative death (operative mortality: 16.7% in 18 cirrhotic patients vs. 5.7% in 227 non-cirrhotic patients; P = .102). The 1- and 3-year survival rates for 18 resected cirrhotic patients were 50% and 21%, respectively, and those for 227 resected non-cirrhotic patients were 67% and 42%, respectively (P = .051). When operative deaths were excluded from the analysis, the 1- and 3-year survival rates for 15 cirrhotic patients were 60% and 25%, respectively, whereas those for 214 non-cirrhotic patients were 68% and 43%, respectively (P = .271). CONCLUSION Although cirrhosis has a high morbidity and mortality rate, Child-Turcotte A and B cirrhosis may not contraindicate curative esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma. However, these patients need meticulous perioperative care to avoid postoperative complications.
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- M Tachibana
- Second Department of Surgery, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
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Guglielmi A, Girlanda R, Lombardo F, de Manzoni G, Frameglia M, Pelosi G, Baldin M. TIPS allowing for an endoscopic mucosal resection of early gastric cancer in a cirrhotic patient with severe hypertensive gastropathy: report of a case. Surg Today 1999; 29:902-5. [PMID: 10489133 DOI: 10.1007/bf02482783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This report describes the use of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in a cirrhotic patient with early gastric cancer, presenting with gastroesophageal varices and severe hypertensive gastropathy, in order to perform an endoscopic mucosal resection. The patient first underwent a TIPS to reduce the hypertensive gastropathy and thereafter was successfully treated by an endoscopic mucosal resection. Owing to the high operative risk, the treatment of gastric cancer in cirrhotic patients needs to be individualized. New procedures such as TIPS and an endoscopic mucosal resection may be useful in selected high-risk patients.
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- A Guglielmi
- First Department of Surgery, University of Verona School of Medicine, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Italy
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BACKGROUND Although intrathoracic leakage is a major complication of oesophagectomy, precise data concerning diagnostic features and results of conservative treatment are lacking. METHODS From 1986 to 1994, 409 oesophagectomies with stapled oesophagogastrostomy were performed, including 358 Lewis-Tanner and 51 Sweet procedures. A water-soluble contrast swallow was routinely performed on day 7 or later, before oral intake was begun. All patients except one received conservative non-surgical treatment, including nutritional support and perianastomotic drainage. RESULTS Leaks were diagnosed in 38 patients (9.3 per cent). The leakage rate was 7.8 per cent after the Lewis-Tanner procedure and 20 per cent after the Sweet procedure (P < 0.01). Eleven patients had no symptoms. Seven of the 27 patients with symptoms had a contrast swallow that was normal, and subsequently developed a confirmed fistula after the onset of oral intake. Five patients had to undergo reoperation. All asymptomatic patients and 18 symptomatic patients recovered. Nine patients died, mainly from multiple organ failure, including three who had reoperation for resection of the gastroplasty. CONCLUSION The potential presence of clinically silent fistula and the deleterious role of oral intake still justify routine detection of leakage after oesophageal resection. Conservative treatment results in survival with preservation of the gastroplasty in most patients, unless multiple organ failure occurs.
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- A Sauvanet
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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Bonavina L, Incarbone R, Lattuada E, Segalin A, Cesana B, Peracchia A. Preoperative laparoscopy in management of patients with carcinoma of the esophagus and of the esophagogastric junction. J Surg Oncol 1997; 65:171-4. [PMID: 9236925 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199707)65:3<171::aid-jso5>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Adequate preoperative staging of patients with esophageal and cardia carcinoma offers the potential for a rational choice of the therapy. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of laparoscopy compared to ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) in detecting intra-abdominal metastatic spread. METHODS Between November 1995 and December 1996, 36 patients with adenocarcinoma of the cardia and 14 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower third of the esophagus were studied with CT scan and US, followed by laparoscopy performed at the same session of planned surgical resection. Mean operative time of laparoscopy was 20 minutes (range 15-55 min). There was no mortality nor morbidity related to the laparoscopic procedure. RESULTS Laparoscopy lead to a change of the therapeutic approach in five patients (10%): three patients with peritoneal carcinosis undetected at the imaging examinations, and one patient with advanced liver cirrhosis with signs of portal hypertension did not undergo resection; conversely, one patient with a liver hemangioma simulating a metastatic mass at CT/US underwent esophagogastric resection. Laparoscopy showed a higher sensitivity than US and CT in detecting peritoneal metastases (71% vs. 14% vs. 14%, respectively), macroscopic nodal metastases (78% vs. 11% vs. 55%), and liver metastases (86% vs. 71%). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopy represents a safe and effective diagnostic procedure in the preoperative staging of esophageal and cardia carcinoma; it provides the potential to avoid unnecessary exploratory laparotomies and to select the most appropriate treatment.
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- L Bonavina
- Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Milan, Italy
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- J F Dufour
- Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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To clarify the therapeutic strategies for gastric cancer surgery in the presence of cirrhosis, 39 patients with gastric cancer accompanied by liver cirrhosis were reviewed. Severe postoperative complications developed in 10 patients (25.6%), and there were 4 (10.3%) hospital deaths. 1 (2.6%) of which occurred within 1 month. Although extended lymph node dissection of D2 or more was adopted for low-risk patients, 3 of 19 patients who underwent such extensive operations, most of which involved complete lymph node dissection in the hepatoduodenal ligament, died. Conversely, only 1 of 20 patients who underwent limited lymph node dissection of D1 or less died. Postoperative massive ascites developed in 6 patients, 3 of whom died. The cumulative 5-year survival rate following curative resection was 63.7% for patients with early gastric cancer, and 13.9% for those with advanced gastric cancer. The most frequent cause of death was cirrhosis-related, such as hepatic failure or hepatoma. In conclusion, extensive lymph node dissection for patients with gastric cancer accompanied by cirrhosis carried a risk of postoperative fatal massive ascites as lymphorrhea. Thus, lymph node dissection in the hepatoduodenal ligament should be avoided, except in patients with evident metastases, and as a rule, aggressive surgery should not be performed in cirrhotic patients.
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- H Isozaki
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan
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Of 1030 patients requiring thoracotomy over a 7-year period, 11 had cirrhosis of the liver. The disease was severe (Child class C) in four patients, two of whom had recent variceal bleeding. Control patients with normal liver function recovered from post-thoracotomy hepatic disturbance within a week, but the cirrhotic patients required 2-3 weeks to regain baseline function. Although there were no perioperative deaths among the cirrhotic patients, management of significant pleural effusions required diuretics and plasma or albumin supplementation. Presence of cirrhosis, even advanced disease, need not contraindicate thoracotomy with skilled postoperative management, but the poor overall prognosis in Child class C cirrhosis calls for careful assessment of surgical indication.
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- Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan
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OBJECTIVE This prospective randomized study determined the influence of closed-suction drainage on the incidence of postoperative complications after elective hepatic resection. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Routine drainage is no longer advocated after several intra-abdominal surgical procedures. METHODS A series of 81 patients who underwent elective hepatic resection were randomly allocated to either a nondrainage group (n = 39) and a drainage group with closed-suction drainage (n = 42). Indications for resection were 42 benign lesions and 39 malignant tumors, including 19 with cirrhosis. Major hepatic resection was performed in 25 patients and minor resection, in 56. All patients underwent ultrasonography with puncture for bacteriologic cultures of all fluid collections within the first 5 postoperative days. RESULTS One patient died in each group. Ultrasonography found a significantly higher rate of subphrenic collections in the drainage group compared with the nondrainage group (respectively, 36% vs. 15%, p < 0.05). These collections were more frequently infected in the drainage group (n = 6) than in the nondrainage group (n = 2). After major liver resection, the rate of intra-abdominal postoperative complications (i.e., subphrenic fluid collections, hematomas, and bilomas) was similar between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Minor liver resection is safer without drainage. Major liver resection can be performed with or without abdominal drainage.
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- J Belghiti
- Department of Digestive Surgery, University of Paris VII, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy-Paris, France
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Collard JM, Otte JB, Reynaert M, Michel L, Carlier MA, Kestens PJ. Esophageal resection and by-pass: a 6 year experience with a low postoperative mortality. World J Surg 1991; 15:635-41. [PMID: 1949864 DOI: 10.1007/bf01789213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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From 1984 to 1989, 175 esophageal cancer patients, 10 patients admitted for severe caustic esophagitis, and 1 patient with pyothorax due to iatrogenic perforation of the esophagus underwent an esophageal resection or bypass operation. One hundred sixty-eight esophageal resections were performed on 167 patients; 13 were total, 106 subtotal and 49 distal. Nineteen digestive transplants were pulled up to the neck to bypass the esophagus or re-establish continuity after an esophagectomy made elsewhere. Digestive continuity was restored by a long gastric transplant in 120 patients, a colon segment in 17, a jejunal loop in 35, and a short gastric transplant after limited esophago-gastrectomy in 14 patients. Thirty day mortality was 0 in the whole group. Hospital mortality was 1.2% in the resection group and 10.5% in the bypass group (p = 0.048). Nonfatal postoperative complications consisted of respiratory distress in 33 patients, recurrent nerve palsy in 10, anastomotic fistula in 10 (cervical in 8 and intrathoracic in 2) and anastomotic stenosis in 18 patients. Respiratory complications were more frequent in patients with a cancer of the thoracic esophagus (29/111) than in those operated on for a cancer located in the esophago-gastric junction (4/50) (p less than 0.01). Anastomotic stenosis occurred more frequently in the neck (17/137) than in the chest (1/49) (p less than 0.05). Nine patients were reoperated on for a technical complication; intraabdominal hemorrhage (1), thoracic duct injury (2), acute cholecystitis (1), tight stricture of the esophageal anastomosis (2), jejuno-duodenal anastomotic fistula (2), or stridor related to recurrent nerve palsy (1).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J M Collard
- Digestive Surgery Unit, Louvain Medical School, Brussels, Belgium
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Korenaga D, Kanematsu T, Watanabe A, Maehara Y, Kitano S, Sugimachi K. Clinical management of gastric cancer and concomitant esophagogastric varices. J Surg Oncol 1991; 46:91-6. [PMID: 1992223 DOI: 10.1002/jso.2930460205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We report the late results of treatment of 13 consecutive patients with gastric cancer and concomitant esophagogastric varices. Of seven good-risk patients classified as Child's class A or B, gastrectomy together with selective shunt operation was performed in two, total gastrectomy with splenectomy in three, and distal partial gastrectomy with paraesophageal devascularization without splenectomy in one. The remaining patient with early gastric cancer underwent distal partial gastrectomy following repeated endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) for treatment of the esophageal varices. Although the majority of patients who underwent surgical repair of varices (i.e., shunt, splenectomy, or devascularization) died, total gastrectomy with splenectomy was the only procedure that led to control of the esophageal varices. Since partial gastrectomy combined with EIS limits the morbidity and mortality of an extensive resection and at the same time controls esophageal variceal bleeding, it is probably the procedure of choice for patients with a carcinoma in the lower two-thirds of the stomach. Concerning non-surgical cases, two patients were effectively treated using laser endoscopy and EIS, without the occurrence of variceal bleeding. The remaining four patients, given chemotherapy or irradiation for treatment of gastric carcinoma, died within 4 months with variceal bleeding or liver failure. For the poor-risk patients with evidence of severe liver dysfunction, laser treatment and EIS would be the treatment of choice.
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- D Korenaga
- Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Belghiti J, Desgrandchamps F, Farges O, Fékété F. Herniorrhaphy and concomitant peritoneovenous shunting in cirrhotic patients with umbilical hernia. World J Surg 1990; 14:242-6. [PMID: 2327097 DOI: 10.1007/bf01664882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
From 1981 to 1987, a total of 40 cirrhotic patients with umbilical hernia were treated either by conventional herniorrhaphy (26) or by herniorrhaphy and concomitant insertion of a peritoneovenous (PV) shunt (14). The aim of concomitant PV shunt insertion was to reduce postoperative complications of herniorrhaphy in those patients with intractable ascites, or in whom difficulty to control postoperative ascites was contemplated. In the group of patients with PV shunt, 8 were class B and 6 were class C according to Child's classification; 7 patients had complicated hernia including 2 patients with skin ulceration, 4 with rupture, and 1 with incarceration. In the group with standard herniorrhaphy, 5 patients were class A and 21 were class B; 13 patients were operated on electively for uncomplicated hernia without ascites, 6 had incarceration, and 7 had skin ulceration. The technical procedure of concomitant PV shunting and hernia repair included: insertion of the valve, surgical repair of the hernia, and insertion of the venous tube. In that order, in-hospital mortality was nil. Postoperative complications included sepsis in 2 patients who had concomitant insertion of a PV shunt, and massive ascitic fluid production in 5 patients treated by conventional herniorrhaphy, resulting in ascitic leak from the surgical wound in 1 case. Recurrence of the hernia was observed in 6 patients treated by conventional herniorrhaphy, and in none who had a patent PV shunt.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J Belghiti
- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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