食管癌切除术后胸腔胃排空延迟是普遍存在的,但绝大多数不发生急性胃扩张而引起严重的临床症状。本文所阐述的食管癌切除术后胸腔胃功能性扩张,是指不存在膈疝、胃扭转等机械性梗阻因素的胸腔胃无力,排空缓慢引起胸腔占位。这种占位可使纵隔移位造成心慌、气短、呼吸困难,紫绀等严重的临床症状,如不及时处理可危及生命。该征经保守治疗可以治愈。我们曾遇8例恢复满意,报告如后。 1 临床资料 8例中男5例,女3例。年龄42～67岁。原发病 Delayed pleural gastric emptying after esophageal cancer resection is common, but the vast majority of acute gastric dilatation does not cause severe clinical symptoms. The functional expansion of the thoracic stomach after resection of esophageal cancer described in this article refers to the weakness of the thoracogastric stomach without any mechanical obstruction such as hernia or gastric torsion. This placeholder can make the mediastinum shift caused by palpitation, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, cyanosis and other serious clinical symptoms, if not treated in time can be life-threatening. The sign can be cured by conservative treatment. We encountered 8 cases of satisfactory recovery. The report is as follows. 1 clinical data in 8 cases of 5 males and 3 females. Age 42 to 67 years old. Primary disease