Chapter 74: Surgery Techniques: Transhiatally Extended Total Gastrectomy.

Authors :: Stein, Hubert J.
Source :: Esophageal Cancer: Principles & Practice. 2009, p625-632. 8p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 9 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: Chapter 74 of the book "Esophageal Cancer: Principles and Practice," edited by Blair A. Jobe, Charles R. Thomas, and John G. Hunter is presented. It discusses the significance of transhiatally extended total gastrectomy in treating patients with esophageal cancer. The adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) and its surgical approach was dominated by confusion on its tumors. The technical details of transhiatally extended total gastrectomy for AEG tumors are also presented.