XXXX --the role of esophagoscopy.

@entity1 @entity5 @entity988 @entity957 @entity344 @entity418 @entity694
In Yugoslavia, @entity418 is the fourth most frequent @entity344 , after @entity5 , rectum, and @entity694 . Incidence of @entity418 in Croatia in 1975 was 6.0 per 100,000 population for males, and considerably less for females with 1.4 per 100,000 population. There is not a statistically significant difference in the incidence of @entity418 in the different regions within Croatia. During the period from March 1973 to April 1980 at the Central Institute for @entity5 and Allied Diseases in Zagreb, esophagoscopy was performed on 179 @entity1 with @entity5 . Test results of 170 @entity1 was 60.4 years (male 60.0, female 62.4). The authors present the analyses of histopathologic types of @entity5 . In 79.4% of @entity1 (135/170) @entity957 was found. In 69 @entity1 histologic findings were compared with cytology. In six @entity1 , only the cytological examinations were positive. Furthermore, the localizations of @entity5 in the esophagus were analyzed, and in 53.6% of @entity1 (91/170) @entity5 was localized in the middle third of the esophagus. In almost all cases the disease was advanced and inoperable. Smoking and @entity988 were analyzed as potential etiological factors. The authors consider that esophagoscopy could be a valuable method in the early detection of @entity418 in the high risk group of the population ( @entity1 over 50 years of age who are heavy alcoholics and smokers).
