Bronchoendoscopic involvement in patients with carcinoma of middle third of esophagus in absence of respiratory symptoms.

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dc.contributor.authorAggarwal, A Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorBehera, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, N Men_US
dc.contributor.authorJindal, S Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-10-10en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T10:10:11Z
dc.date.available2003-10-10en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T10:10:11Z
dc.date.issued2003-10-10en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Bronchoscopic examination has been advocated as an essential part of evaluation of patients with newly diagnosed esophageal malignancy. The present study describes the role of routine preoperative fibreoptic bronchoscopy in staging disease and assessing resectibility in patients with malignancy involving the middle third of esophagus. METHODS: Preoperative fibreoptic bronchoscopy was performed in 125 patients with carcinoma of the middle third of esophagus. None of the patients had clinical or chest radiographic evidence of extension of disease outside the esophagus. RESULTS: Abnormalities were detected in 33 patients (25.6%), the commonest being external compression over the posterior wall of trachea in 17 (13.6%). Other abnormalities noted were left vocal cord paresis in seven (5.6%); compression over one or both major bronchi in seven (5.6%) and over the left lower lobe bronchus in one (0.8%); infiltration of the left main bronchus in two (1.6%); and growth in trachea in four (3.2%), in left main bronchus in two (1.6%) and over cricoarytenoid area in one (0.8%) patient. CONCLUSIONS: Tracheobronchial involvement, even in the absence of clinical or radiological features, is not uncommon in esophageal cancer. Preoperative bronchoscopy is useful to assess the extent of disease and resectibility in these patients.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAggarwal AN, Gupta D, Behera D, Gupta NM, Jindal SK. Bronchoendoscopic involvement in patients with carcinoma of middle third of esophagus in absence of respiratory symptoms. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 2003 Oct-Dec; 45(4): 237-40en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/29257
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/iae/iaem.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshBronchoscopyen_US
dc.subject.meshCarcinoma --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshEsophageal Neoplasms --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasm Stagingen_US
dc.subject.meshPreoperative Careen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshRespiration Disorders --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.titleBronchoendoscopic involvement in patients with carcinoma of middle third of esophagus in absence of respiratory symptoms.en_US
dc.typeEvaluation Studiesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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