[Autologous bone marrow transfusion in the combined treatment of cancer of the thoracic segment of the esophagus].
Transplantation of autologous bone marrow was performed in 62 patients with carcinoma of the thoracic portion of the esophagus for prophylactics of disturbance of hemopoiesis and severe infectious complications in the postoperative period. With the help of myelokariocytopheresis procurement of the bone marrow was made 2-3 days before starting preoperative radiotherapy. After exfusion of the bone marrow mixture erythrocytes were separated and returned completely and immediately to the patient, myelokaryocytes being frozen. The volume of the bone marrow suspension from 1 patient made up on the average from 300 to 800 ml, the amount of the bone marrow cells in it from 4.5 to 11.2.10(9). Studies of the dynamics of concentrated and volumetric parameters of blood were performed. The functional specific features of the bone marrow erythropoiesis were estimated in the sternal punctate. The use of automyelotransfusion substantially reduced the frequency of infectious complications and, in the author's opinion, it is a fairly effective method of prophylactics and treatment of postoperative anemia.