Surgery of the Esophagus

Abstract

NO previous Medical Progress report has been limited exclusively to surgery of the esophagus. The topic was included most recently in a review of the broad field of thoracic surgery by Scannell and Wilkins¹ in 1960. The concurrent availability of new information on esophageal anatomy and physiology derived from modern recording devices and the fruition of long-term analyses of the results of treatment have together led to renewed enthusiasm for a more rational surgical approach to esophageal disease. More than 1000 articles have in fact been published in the English-language literature during the past five years.Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal . . .