BACKGROUND: To perform a long term evaluation the technique of the esophageal mucosectomy in patients with advanced mega esophagus. METHOD: 50 patients with advanced mega esophagus submitted the esophageal mucosectomy with conservation of muscular layer in period of January 1991 to December of 1997 underwent a late evaluation between 6 to 15 years after the surgical procedure. The age varied between 30 and 69 years (mean age of 53.5 years), 32 (64%) of them were males. The quality of deglution, the presence of regurgitation, alterations of the intestinal habit, the heavy evolution, the satisfaction with the surgery and with regard to normal work were assessed in all patients. Additionally, the morphological and functional evaluation with a contrast radiological study, upper digestive endoscopy and the thoracic CT scan were also performed. Each of the parameters were considered as good, excellent, regular and bad in accordance with total of the assigned points. RESULTS: In global clinical evaluation, 44 patients (88%) were considered as between excellent and good, while regular and bad in the others. In a global radiological evaluation, excellent and good had been presented in 47 patients (94%) and regular and bad in the others. In global endoscopic evaluation, 45 patients (90%) had excellent and good results, while regular and bad in the others. In relation the thoracic CT scan, 31 patients were considered good in all patients where the reconstruction of transit was carried through by the retroesternal route and excellent and good in all the patients where the reconstruction was through the transmediastinal route. CONCLUSION: The long term evaluation of patients submitted to esophageal mucosectomy for advanced mega esophagus showed excellent and good results in morphological, functional and clinical results in the majority of them.
Esophagus; Esofagectomy; Esophageal achalasia