Transhiatal esophagectomy

Although surgical techniques and postoperative and oncological care have improved, esophageal cancer still has a high mortality rate. the basic treatment for localized esophageal tumors is surgery. esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy could mainly be performed in two ways; transthoracic and transhiatal for patients who can not tolerate thoracotomy, transhiatal intervention is preferable, especially if the tumor is localized at the distal or high-end.