Transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal
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Henrique Walter Pinotti; Ivan Cecconello; Marcelo Augusto De Oliveira
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The two main approaches currently used for surgical treatment of esophageal cancer are transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) and esophagectomy through a right thoracotomy. Among technical variations of THE, wide opening of the diaphragm with ample mediastinal exposure allows resection under direct view wi