The clinical data, technical considerations, early and late post-operative complications, and long-term follow-up results of esophagocoloplasty in the management of 176 patients with postcorrosive stricture of the esophagus are presented. All 176 colon segments were placed in the isoperistaltic position. Left colon transplants were used in 66.47% and the right colon with terminal ileum was used in 33.52% of patients. The postoperative mortality rate in the entire series was 5.68%. In the past 10 years the postoperative mortality rate was reduced to 1.96%. Long-term follow-up examinations were done for 144 patients (81.81%). Excellent results were noted in 87.50%, satisfactory results in 10.41%, and poor results in 2.08% of surgically treated patients at regular yearly check-ups during a follow-up period ranging from 1 to 24 years after operation.

We present a case of a 41-year-old male patient who, 1 year after transhiatal esophagectomy and transmediastinal gastroplasty for an adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus, presented with an isolated metastasis in the choroids of the left eye. Because of pains caused by secondary glaucoma, enucleation of the left eyeball had to be performed as the treatment of choice. At 1 year after surgery of the eye, the secondaries in both adrenal glands were revealed. Despite the applied chemotherapy, the patient died with signs of generalized disease 3 years after the initial surgery.

Paraesophageal bronchogenic cysts are a rare developmental anomaly of the upper digestive tract. Although often asymptomatic, their growth can cause severe symptoms and complications because of the location. The diagnosis is difficult and is mostly by histopathologic findings after extirpation of the cyst. The authors present a case of a paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst, of typical histologic structure (ciliated epithelium and hyaline cartilage) connected with the esophageal lumen by a narrow canal composed of stratified squamous epithelium. According to the available literature, only three cases of bronchogenic paraesophageal cysts with esophageal communication have been reported.