[Experience with coronary artery bypass grafting and concomitant procedures in 21 cases].

Objective: To review our experience with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and its concomitant procedures.

Methods: From December, 1998 to December, 2002, 21 patients underwent CABG and their clinical data were analyzed.

Results: Nineteen patients were discharged uneventfully after the procedure.

A new three-layer-funnel-shaped esophagogastric anastomosis for surgical treatment of esophageal carcinoma.

Aim: To reduce the incidence of postoperative anastomotic leak, stenosis, gastroesophageal reflux (GER) for patients with esophageal carcinoma, and to evaluate the conventional method of esophagectomy and esophagogastroplasty modified by a new three-layer-funnel-shaped (TLF) esophagogastric anastomotic suturing technique.

Methods: From January 1997 to October 1999, patients with clinical stage I and II (IIa and IIb) esophageal carcinoma, which met the enrollment criteria, were surgically treated by the new method (Group A) and by conventional operation (Group B). All the patients were followed at least for 6 months.