2015
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-67202015000100008
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Abstract: BackgroundThe surgical treatment of advanced megaesophagus has no consensus, being esophagectomy the more commonly used method. Since it has high morbimortality - inconvenient for benign disease -, in recent years an alternative has been introduced: the esophageal mucosal resection.AimTo compare early and late results of the two techniques evaluating the operative time, length of ICU stay; postoperative hospitalization; total hospitalization; intra- and postoperative complication rates; mortality; and long-ter… Show more

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“…Molena and Yang [22] reported excellent results of using a transthoracic approach in esophagectomy and the stomach as the plasty organ. In Brazil, resection of the esophageal mucosa is preferentially performed for the treatment of advanced megaesophagus, in which a muscular tube is preserved through which the stomach is transposed to the cervical region [23] .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Molena and Yang [22] reported excellent results of using a transthoracic approach in esophagectomy and the stomach as the plasty organ. In Brazil, resection of the esophageal mucosa is preferentially performed for the treatment of advanced megaesophagus, in which a muscular tube is preserved through which the stomach is transposed to the cervical region [23] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%