The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 259-261, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Simplified, standardized technique for cervical esophagogastric anastomosis
CD Stone and RF Heitmiller
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
Using transhiatal esophagectomy, the ease of performing the cervical
esophagogastric anastomosis varies greatly depending on neck size, length
of mobilized stomach, and adhesions from previous neck operations. We
therefore have developed a technique, used in 45 consecutive patients
undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy, that has simplified the technical
performance of cervical esophagogastric anastomosis.