scholarly journals The impact of fatal complications on surgical esophagocoloplasty outcome in cancer patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
I.А. ILYIN ◽  
V. T. MALKEVICH

Relevance: The impact of esophageal cancer surgery complications on survival rate remains a challenge due to the complications and mortality associated with surgical esophagocoloplasty. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of fatal complications (colonic graft necrosis and pneumonia) on surgical esophagocoloplasty outcomes in cancer patients. Results: The analysis included 110 patients treated by colonic esophagoplasty for esophageal carcinomas and gastroesophageal junction carcinomas. The frequency of postoperative complications of degree III-IV according to Clavien-Dindo was 36.4% (40/110). Pneumonia developed in 15% (16/110), colonic graft necrosis – in 5% (6/110). Out of all causes of death (pneumonia, graft necrosis, bleeding, pulmonary thromboembolism), only graft necrosis (odds ratio (OR) 21.112 [95% CI 2.751-162.013] p=0.003) and pneumonia (OR 15.141 [95% CI 3.225-71.089] p=0.001) were the predictors for 90-days’ mortality. Mortality from pneumonia amounted to 37.5% (6/16), from necrosis – 50% (3/6). Median overall survival without pneumonia (n=94) and with pneumonia (n=16) was 26.6 and 8.0 months, respectively (plogrank=0.030; pcox=0.034). Median overall survival without graft necrosis (n=104) and with necrosis (n=6) was 26.6 and 3.7 months, respectively (plogrank=0.0001; pcox=0.001). The patients subjected to colonic esophagoplasty with planning (n=55) had fewer postoperative complications (56.4% [31/55] vs. 16.4% [9/55], p<0.0001), lower risk of their development (OR 0.151, 95% CI 0.0620.369, p<0.0001), higher overall 10-year survival (26.0% vs. 17.7%) and median survival (49.8 vs. 17.4 months, plogrank=0.038, pcox=0.041). Conclusions: Postoperative development of pneumonia or colonic graft necrosis is associated with a significant deterioration in treatment outcomes. Improving the surgical management of cancer patients who require esophagocoloplasty has the potential to improve long-term survival.

Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 836
Author(s):  
Joerg Lindenmann ◽  
Nicole Fink-Neuboeck ◽  
Melanie Fediuk ◽  
Alfred Maier ◽  
Gabor Kovacs ◽  
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The peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak) serves as a prognostic factor in cardio-respiratory diseases and plays an important role in cancer patients. The long-term prognostic relevance of VO2 peak in lung cancer patients has not been investigated extensively. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the preoperative VO2 peak on the postoperative long-term survival in patients with operated lung cancer. Retrospective analysis of 342 patients with curatively resected non-small-cell lung cancer using a multivariate Cox proportional hazard model. Results: Preoperative VO2 peak ranged from 10.2 to 51.8 mL/kg/min (mean: 18.3 ± 4.6), VO2 peak % of predicted ranged from 32 to 172% (mean: 65.2 ± 18.0%). Overall 10-year survival was 23%. A Log-rank test comparing predicted VO2 peak ≥ 60% with predicted VO2 peak < 60% showed overall survival of 30% and 17%, respectively (p < 0.001) and non-tumour-related survival of 71% and 51% (p = 0.001) at 10 years. In multivariable Cox analysis, overall 10-year survival correlated with a high predicted VO2 peak% (p = 0.001) and low N-stage corresponding to N0 and N1 (p < 0.001). Non-tumour-related death correlated with low VO2 peak% of predicted (p = 0.001), and age (p < 0.001). Low preoperative VO2 peak was associated with both decreased postoperative overall survival and decreased non-tumour-related survival during the 10-year follow-up.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 169-169
Author(s):  
Martin Snajdauf ◽  
Tomas Harustiak ◽  
Alexandr Pazdro ◽  
Robert Lischke

Abstract Background Esophagectomy with 2–3 field lymph node dissection is one of the most invasive surgical treatment for malignancy and is still associated with a high mortality and morbidity despite improvements in surgical techniques and postoperative management. The impact of postoperative complications on perioperative morbidity is widely accepted. But the impact of postoperative complications on long-term survival remains controversial. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on patient who underwent transthoracic esophagectomy with intrathoracic anastomosis for esophageal cancer between January 2005 and December 2012 in our department (415 patients). We excluded non-radical resections (R1, R2 – 27 patients, 6.5%) and patients who died within 90 day after operation (20 patients, 4.8%). Data on gender, BMI, histologic diagnosis, tumor staging, neoadjuvant treatment, comorbidities, technical complications and postoperative medical complications were reviewed. Considered postoperative complications were anastomotic leak, empyema, chyle leak, pneumonia, ARDS, cardiac arrhythmia, wound infection and urinary tract infection. We analysed separately extrapolated serious complications Clavien Dindo 3–4 and their possible impact on overall survival. Prognostic factors were assessed by multivariate analysis. Results Total number of analysed patients was 363. The median follow up was 8.5 years. From the baseline characteristics, the presence of atrial fibrillation (P = 0.0157, HR 2.376) and hypertension (P = 0.0093, HR 1.488), higher staging pT3–4 (0.0146, HR 1.437) and presence of lymph node metastasis pN + (P < 0.001, HR 2.263) had a negative impact on overall survival. Among the postoperative complications, only chyle leak (P = 0.0327, HR 4.023) had a negative prognostic factor on overall survival. Conclusion In this single institution series, among the postoperative complications only chylothorax affect negatively the overall survival. Accurate ligation of resected thoracic duct stumps to minimize chyle leak is important to improve outcomes. The influence of others postoperative complications wasn’t significant. We assume important to exclude postoperative mortality from analysis to prevent bias. Disclosure All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Yang Pang ◽  
Lin-Yong Zhao ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Xiao-Long Chen ◽  
Kai Liu ◽  
...  

BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of postoperative complication and its etiology on long-term survival for gastric cancer (GC) patients with curative resection.MethodsFrom January 2009 to December 2014, a total of 1,667 GC patients who had undergone curative gastrectomy were analyzed. Patients with severe complications (SCs) (Clavien–Dindo grade III or higher complications or those causing a hospital stay of 15 days or longer) were separated into a “complication group.” Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to reveal the relationship between postoperative complications and long-term survival. A 2:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was used to balance baseline parameters between the two groups.ResultsSCs were diagnosed in 168 (10.08%) patients, including different etiology: infectious complications (ICs) in 111 (6.66%) and non-infectious complications (NICs) in 71 (4.26%) patients. Multivariate analysis showed that presence of SCs (P=0.001) was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival, and further analysis by complication type demonstrated that the deteriorated overall survival was mainly caused by ICs (P=0.004) rather than NICs (P=0.068). After PSM, patients with SCs (p=0.002) still had a significantly decreased overall survival, and the presence of ICs (P=0.002) rather than NICs (P=0.067) showed a negative impact on long-term survival.ConclusionSerious complications, particularly of an infectious type, may have a negative impact on overall survival of GC patients. However, additional multicenter prospective studies with larger sample size are required to verify this issue.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Line Sagerup Bjorland ◽  
Kathinka Dæhli Kurz ◽  
Fluge Øystein Fluge ◽  
Bjørnar Gilje ◽  
Rupavathana Mahesparan ◽  
...  

Abstract PurposeButterfly glioblastoma is a rare subgroup of glioblastoma with a bihemispheric tumor crossing the corpus callosum, and is associated with a dismal prognosis. Prognostic factors are previously sparsely described and optimal treatment approaches remain uncertain. We aimed to analyse prognostic factors in butterfly glioblastoma, and to evaluate treatment strategies and outcome in a real-world setting.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study of patients diagnosed with butterfly glioblastoma in Western Norway between 01/01/2007 and 31/12/2014. Clinical data were extracted from electronic medical records. Molecular and MRI volumetric analyses were retrospectively performed. Survival analyses were performed using Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression models.ResultsAmong 381 patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, 33 patients (8.7%) met the criteria for butterfly glioblastoma. Median overall survival was 5.5 months (95% CI 3.1-7.9) and three-year survival was 9.1%. Older age and mainly deep-seated tumour location were associated with poor outcome, with adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.06 (95% CI 1.03-1.10), p<0.001, and adjusted HR 4.58 (95% CI 1.15-18.20), p=0.03. Best supportive care was associated with poorer survival compared to multimodal treatment (adjusted HR 5.11 (95% CI 1.09-23.89), p=0.04).ConclusionOutcome from butterfly glioblastoma was dismal, with a median overall survival of less than six months. However, long-term survival was comparable to that observed in glioblastoma in general, and multimodal treatment was associated with longer survival. This suggests that patients with butterfly glioblastoma may benefit from a more comprehensive treatment approach despite the overall poor prognosis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J H Saunders ◽  
F Yanni ◽  
M S Dorrington ◽  
C R Bowman ◽  
R S Vohra ◽  
...  

Abstract Aim Postoperative complications following the resection of oesophago-gastric carcinoma can result in considerable early morbidity and mortality, however the long-term effects are less clear. Literature reports are mixed, so it remains unclear if complications reduce survival, as has been demonstrated in colorectal cancer. Background & Methods Some 1100 patients who underwent oesophago-gastric resection between 2006-16 were stratified by complication severity to determine the effect of leak and severe non-leak related complications on overall survival, recurrence and disease free survival. Results The median age was 69 years, 48% had stage III disease, with cancer recurrence in 39%. Clavien-Dindo (CD) complications ≥ III occurred in 22.2% of patients. The most common complications were pulmonary (30%), with a 13% incidence of pneumonia, 10% atrial dysrhythmia and 9.6% anastomotic leak. In comparison to CD 0-I complication free patients, those with CD III-IV leak did not suffer a significantly reduced survival. However patients with CD III-IV non-leak related complications were associated with a significant reduction in median overall survival (19.7 vs. 42.7 months) and disease free survival (18.4 vs. 36.4 months). Cox regression revealed age, stage, resection margin, and CD III-IV non-leak complications as independently associated with poor overall and disease free survival. Conclusion This cohort demonstrates that whilst leak does not affect long-term survival, other severe postoperative complications do significantly reduce overall survival and disease recurrence. A reduction in these complications, such as pneumonia, seen with adoption of hybrid / minimally invasive surgery may help change this pattern of disease recurrence and reduced survival.


Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Ji Yeon Park ◽  
Byunghyuk Yu ◽  
Ki Bum Park ◽  
Oh Kyoung Kwon ◽  
Seung Soo Lee ◽  
...  

Background and Objectives: The prognosis of metastatic or unresectable gastric cancer is dismal, and the benefits of the palliative resection of primary tumors with noncurative intent remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of palliative gastrectomy (PG) on overall survival in gastric cancer patients. Materials and Methods: One hundred forty-eight gastric cancer patients who underwent PG or a nonresection (NR) procedure between January 2011 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed to select and analyze clinicopathological factors that affected prognosis. Results: Fifty-five patients underwent primary tumor resection with palliative intent, and 93 underwent NR procedures owing to the presence of metastatic or unresectable disease. The PG group was younger and more female dominant. In the PG group, R1 and R2 resection were performed in two patients (3.6%) and 53 patients (96.4%), respectively. The PG group had a significantly longer median overall survival than the NR group (28.4 vs. 7.7 months, p < 0.001). Multivariate analyses revealed that the overall survival was significantly better after palliative resection (hazard ratio (HR), 0.169; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.088–0.324; p < 0.001) in patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA) scores ≤1 (HR, 0.506; 95% CI, 0.291–0.878; p = 0.015) and those who received postoperative chemotherapy (HR, 0.487; 95% CI, 0.296–0.799; p = 0.004). Among the patients undergoing palliative resection, the presence of <15 positive lymph nodes was the only significant predictor of better overall survival (HR, 0.329; 95% CI, 0.121–0.895; p = 0.030). Conclusions: PG might lead to the prolonged survival of certain patients with incurable gastric cancer, particularly those with less-extensive lymph-node metastasis.


Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Margarida Rodrigues ◽  
Kevin-Klaus Winkler ◽  
Hanna Svirydenka ◽  
Bernhard Nilica ◽  
Christian Uprimny ◽  
...  

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) has been recognized as a promising therapy against neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in NETs has been a matter of controversy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term survival and efficacy of a second PRRT course with 177Lu-DOTATE in patients with advanced gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) NETs. Furthermore, the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in these patients was evaluated. 40 patients with GEP NETs who underwent two PRRT courses with 177Lu-DOTATATE and combined examinations with 68Ga-DOTA-TOC and 18F-FDG PET/CT were evaluated. After the second PRRT course, two patients (5.0%) were in partial remission, 21 patients (52.5%) in stable disease and 17 patients (42.5%) had progressive disease. The median overall survival was 122.10 months. After the second PRRT course, the median overall survival was significantly higher (p = 0.033) in the 18F-FDG-negative group compared to the 18F-FDG-positive group (145.50 versus 95.06 months, respectively). The median time to progression was 19.37 months. In conclusion, a second PRRT course with 177Lu-DOTATE is an effective treatment approach for GEP NET patients with disease progression. A change in 18F-FDG status after PRRT may predict the disease course and survival. Patients who are 18F-FDG-negative have a significantly longer overall survival than those who are 18F-FDG-positive.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Santos ◽  
Laura Santos ◽  
Leticia Datrino ◽  
Guilherme Tavares ◽  
Luca Tristão ◽  
...  

Abstract   During esophagectomy for cancer, there is no consensus if prophylactic thoracic duct ligation (TDL), with or without thoracic duct resection (TDR), could influence the perioperative outcomes and long-term survival. This systematic review and meta-analysis compared patients who went through esophagectomy associated or not to ligation or resection of the thoracic duct. Methods A systematic review was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library Central and Lilacs (BVS). The inclusion criteria were: (1) studies that compare thoracic duct ligation, with or without resection, and non-thoracic duct ligation; (2) involve adult patients with esophageal cancer; (3) articles that analyses the outcomes—perioperative complications, perioperative mortality, chylothorax development and overall survival; (4) only clinical trials and cohort were accepted. A 95% confidence interval (CI) was used, and random-effects model was performed. Results Fifteen articles were selected, comprising 6,249 patients. TDL did not reduce the risk for chylothorax (Risk difference [RD]: -0.01; 95%CI: −0.02, 0.00). Also, TDL did not influence the risk for complications (RD: -0.02; 95%CI: −0.11, 0.07); mortality (RD: 0.00; 95%CI: −0.00, 0.00); and reoperation rate (RD: -0.01; 95%CI: −0.02, 0.00). TDR was associated with higher risk for postoperative complications (RD: 0.1; 95%CI 0.00, 0.19); chylothorax (RD: 0.02; 95%CI 0.00, 0.03). Both TDL and TDR did not influence the overall survival rate (TDL: HR: 1.17; 95%CI: 0.86, 1.48; and TDR: HR: 1.16; 95%CI: 0.8, 1.51). Conclusion Thoracic duct obliteration with or without its resection during esophagectomy does not change long term survival. Nonetheless, TDR increased the risk for postoperative complications and chylothorax.


2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalaiyarasi Arujunan ◽  
Abdulwarith Shugaba ◽  
Harmony Uwadiae ◽  
Joel Lambert ◽  
Georgios Sgourakis ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims The Enhanced Recovery Programme for Liver Surgery (ERPLS) has been shown to promote functional recovery and reduce hospital stay. However, its effect on long term survival has yet to be established. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the ERPLS on 5-year patient survival. Methods This was a retrospective study of patients who underwent liver resection for colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) between January 2011 and December 2016 at a regional hepatobiliary centre. The cohort comprised of 60 pre-ERPLS and 60 post-ERPLS patients. The primary outcome was 5-year patient survival. The secondary outcomes were length of stay (LOS), postoperative complications and 90-day readmission rates. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of overall survival. Results There was no significant difference in the age (p = 0.960), gender (p = 0.332) and type of resection (p = 0.198) between both groups. ERPLS was not an independent predictor for overall survival (Gehan Wilcoxon Test, p = 0.828). There was no significant difference in the LOS (p = 0.874) and 90-day readmission rates (p = 0.349). Major postoperative complications (&gt;3a Clavien-Dindo classification) were significantly less in the ERPLS group (p = 0.02). On multivariate analysis, positive resection margins and major postoperative complications were independent predictors for overall survival. Conclusions ERPLS does not seem to have an effect on long term patient survival. However, it appears to reduce the rate of major postoperative complications. LOS and 90-day readmission rates were not influenced by ERPLS.


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