PubMed · 14494254
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M ROSSETTI. 1962-05-25. [Cardia function].. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1111875
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Inflammatory fibroid polyp is one of the chronic inflammatory diseases in the digestive tract, which often mimics the submucosal tumor. Precise diagnosis is possible after removal of the detected lesion. Endoscopic removal is recommended as a safe and efficient method of the treatment. In this report the authors present a case of inflammatory fibroid polyp located in the cardia, which has been removed endoscopically. Twelve months later, recurrence of the lesion was noted and the patient was referred to surgical resection.
BACKGROUND: Southern Hebei Province has one of the highest incidences of oesophageal cancer in the world. This study describes a single-centre experience with oesophagectomy for this condition. METHODS: The reported articles on surgical treatment for cancer of the oesophagus and gastric cardia from a single department between September 1952 and December 2000 were summarized and the results compared. RESULTS: Between September 1952 and December 2000, the resectability rate increased from 78.8 to 96.0 per cent for oesophageal cancer and from 69.6 to 94.8 per cent for cancer of the cardia. The surgical mortality rate decreased from 4.6 to 1.1 per cent. There was little change in the overall 5-year survival rate; it increased from 21.2 to 23.9 per cent for patients with oesophageal cancer and from 15.2 to 17.6 per cent for those with cancer of the cardia. CONCLUSION: The rate of postoperative complications and deaths following oesophagectomy for cancer has fallen steadily over the past five decades but long-term survival remains disappointing. Improved survival is likely to be dependent on earlier diagnosis and adjunctive therapies.
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