胸内食管胃吻合口瘘是食管癌和贲门癌切除术后的严重并发症之一,其致死率在50%以上。根据国外报导,术后食管胃吻合口瘘的发生率以Garlock及Parker所报告者为最低,分别为3.3%及4.9%。其他作者所报告的发生率多在10%以上(2、8、10),最高者达27.6%。国内张毓德等(1961)报告的发生率为3.3%,黄国俊(1963) Thoracic esophagogastric anastomotic fistula is one of the serious complications after esophageal and cardiac cancer resection, and its mortality rate is above 50%. According to foreign reports, the incidence of postoperative esophageal gastric anastomotic fistula was the lowest reported by Garlock and Parker, 3.3% and 4.9%, respectively. The incidence rate reported by other authors was more than 10% (2, 8, 10), and the highest was 27.6%. The incidence of domestic reports by Zhang Yude et al. (1961) was 3.3%, and Huang Guojun (1963).