[Pharyngo-gastric anastomosis following pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy for cancer].

Cancer of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus usually presents in an advanced stage. Treatment is therefore aggressive and involves a combination of surgery and radiotherapy. Pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy, gastric pull-up and pharyngo-gastric anastomosis has become the method of choice for extensive tumors in the past decade. 3 men, aged 51, 51 and 74, respectively, who had extensive cancer of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus and underwent this procedure are described. 2 made full, rapid recoveries without complications, but in the third, there were postoperative complications due to severe chronic lung disease. Proper selection of patients may reduce considerably the morbidity and mortality of this surgical procedure.