Diagnosis and surgical treatment of esophageal XXXX .

@entity1 @entity5 @entity2910 @entity190 @entity1282 @entity674 @entity3
AIM: To retrospectively evaluate our experience with the diagnosis and surgical resection of esophageal @entity674 ( @entity674 ). METHODS: Between January 2003 and August 2014, five @entity2910 cases were admitted to our hospital. In this study, the hospital records, surgery outcomes, @entity5 recurrence and survival of these @entity1 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: The median age of the @entity1 was 45.6 years (range: 12-62 years). Three @entity1 presented with @entity1282 , and one @entity1 presented with chest discomfort. The remaining @entity1 was asymptomatic. Four @entity1 were diagnosed with esophageal @entity674 by a preoperative endoscopic biopsy. Three @entity1 underwent esophagectomy, and two @entity1 underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The mean operating time was 116 min (range: 95-148 min), and the mean @entity190 was 176 mL (range: 30-300 mL). All @entity5 were completely resected. The mean length of postoperative hospital stay was 8.4 d (range: 6-12 d). All @entity1 recovered and were discharged successfully. The median postoperative follow-up duration was 48 mo (range: 29-72 mo). One @entity1 was diagnosed with recurrence, one @entity1 was lost to follow-up, and three @entity1 were asymptomatic and are currently being managed with close radiologic and clinical follow-up. CONCLUSION: Surgery is the standard, effective and successful treatment for esophageal @entity674 . Long-term follow-up is required to monitor recurrence and @entity3 .
