[Pharyngo-gastric anastomosis in the treatment of cancer of the pharyngo-esophageal region].

The authors submit their own experience with pharyngogastric anastomosis in patients where on account of circumferential cancer of the oesophagus and hypopharynx laryngopharyngooesophagectomy had to be performed. For the anastomosis a tubular flap of the greater curvature of the stomach was used which was pulled through the posterior mediastinum and sutured with the mucosa and musculature of the residual pharynx and the preserved upper half of the epiglottis. The operation is pretentious and requires satisfactory cardiopulmonary function of the patient.

[Multiple tumors in patients with laryngeal cancer].

The author evaluated a group of patients treated on account of carcinoma of the larynx in 1958-1977 and followed up till 1988. A second primary tumour except to that of the larynx and skin was detected in 1978 in 5.5% of the patients, in 1983 in 10.