Smooth XXXX of the oesophagus.

@entity1 @entity662 @entity304 @entity355 @entity5 @entity1822 @entity10401 @entity86 @entity1282 @entity354 @entity65
Twelve @entity1 with oesophageal smooth @entity5 were operated on between 1955 and 1984 in the Department of @entity65 of Helsinki University Central Hospital. Eleven @entity5 were @entity10401 , the twelfth was a @entity1822 . @entity1282 (83%) and @entity662 (67%) were the most common symptoms presented. All @entity1 underwent transthoracic @entity5 . Complications of the surgery included two cases of @entity86 ; in both instances the lumen of the oesophagus had been entered during the extirpation of the @entity5 . The surgery was effective in eliminating the most prominent symptom, i.e. @entity1282 . However, follow-up examinations 11.1 +/- 6.8 (SD) years later revealed @entity304 and endoscopically and histologically verified @entity354 in seven of the nine (78%) surviving @entity1 . Additionally, two of them had developed @entity355 , 10 and 19 years, respectively, after the primary surgery. These two @entity1 underwent subsequent transabdominal antireflux procedures (Nissen fundoplication). We conclude that long-term follow-up of @entity1 who have been treated for @entity5 is indicated.
