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[Surgical treatment of diseases of the thoracic portion of the esophagus]. 1987

A A Voronov, and V N Vasil'ev, and N V Bobylev, and Iu K Sharov

An analysis of 299 operations on the thoracic part of the esophagus has been made. The authors consider the method of choice to be a one-step operation of the Lewis type in cancer and scarry strictures of the esophagus. Clinical signs of diverticulitis even of a small degree are thought to be indication to diverticulectomy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007889	Leiomyoma	A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the UTERUS and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT but can occur in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues.	Fibroid,Fibroid Tumor,Fibroid Uterus,Fibroids, Uterine,Fibroma, Uterine,Fibromyoma,Leiomyoma, Uterine,Fibroid Tumors,Fibroid, Uterine,Fibroids,Fibromas, Uterine,Fibromyomas,Leiomyomas,Tumor, Fibroid,Tumors, Fibroid,Uterine Fibroid,Uterine Fibroids,Uterine Fibroma,Uterine Fibromas,Uterus, Fibroid
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004935	Esophageal Diseases	Pathological processes in the ESOPHAGUS.	Disease, Esophageal,Diseases, Esophageal,Esophageal Disease
D004936	Diverticulum, Esophageal	Saccular protrusion beyond the wall of the ESOPHAGUS.	Esophageal Diverticulum,Diverticula, Esophageal,Esophageal Diverticula
D004938	Esophageal Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the ESOPHAGUS.	Cancer of Esophagus,Esophageal Cancer,Cancer of the Esophagus,Esophagus Cancer,Esophagus Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Esophageal,Cancer, Esophageal,Cancer, Esophagus,Cancers, Esophageal,Cancers, Esophagus,Esophageal Cancers,Esophageal Neoplasm,Esophagus Cancers,Esophagus Neoplasms,Neoplasm, Esophageal,Neoplasm, Esophagus,Neoplasms, Esophagus
D004940	Esophageal Stenosis	A stricture of the ESOPHAGUS. Most are acquired but can be congenital.	Esophageal Stricture,Stenosis, Esophageal,Esophageal Stenoses,Stricture, Esophageal
D004944	Esophagoplasty	A plastic operation on the esophagus. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Esophagoplasties
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man