Principles of radical oesophageal surgery.

The standard procedure for cervical oesophageal carcinoma consists of partial pharyngectomy, laryngectomy with tracheostomy, resection of one thyroid lobe and complete oesophagectomy. For intrathoracic and abdominal carcinoma of the oesophagus, subtotal resection leaving a small cervical portion is sufficient. If the carcinoma has not exceeded the organ boundaries or is located below the tracheal bifurcation, the choice of resection either by transthoracic, transmediastinal or endoscopic methods is not critical with respect to the radical nature of the resection.

[After-care in colorectal cancer--data and patient oriented evaluation].

The results and the costs of a routine follow-up program for patients with curatively resected colo-rectal carcinoma were evaluated in a retrospective matched pair study. Patients, who never had participated in such a program, were used as controls. In addition 58 patients were questioned prospectively regarding their opinion about the value of the follow-up program for their present and future life.

[Pyogenic liver abscess. Analysis and follow-up examination of a personal patient sample 1981-1992].

From January 1, 1981 to January 1, 1992 a total of 30 liver abscesses were treated in the University Clinic for Surgery in Cologne. 23 patients underwent an primary operative treatment and seven patients received a controlled guided percutaneous drainage. During the observation period four patients (13.

[Liver angiography--technique, indications and significance in focal liver processes].

Retrospective analysis of 155 liver angiographies and the literature data was carried out to appraise the current relevance of liver angiography in digital subtraction technique (i.a. DSA) for diagnosis of focal liver changes.