Esophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) patient aged 18 years and elder; (2) patient with resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus staged T1 – T3 and N0 –N1 on endosonography or computed tomographic scanning.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) patients complicated with with other severe disease or other advanced tumor (stage T4), advanced lymph node involvement or distant metastasis (M1 lymph or M1 disease); (2) prior accepted gastric surgery; (3) poor pulmonary reserve (forced expiratory volume, < 50% of normal), or an increased cardiac risk (status post myocardial infarction or cardiac insufficiency grade IV NYHA).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| gastroesophageal reflux;anastomotic leakage;anastomotic stricture; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University