Conclusion Patients of esophageal carcinoma, neoadjuvant chemotherapy can increased the resectability rate, meanwhile cannot increase postoperative complications and mortality.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between the pulmonary function with impulse oscillation system and postoperative respiratory complications of esophagus carcinoma and gastric cardiac carcinoma.

To investigate the risk factors and prophylaxis of postoperative pulmonary complications after esophagectomy in elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma.