Surgery of the Esophagus

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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 . . .

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