Extended Resection for Esophageal Carcinoma
Extended Resection for Esophageal Carcinoma Jeffrey L. Port Paul Lee Nasser K. Altorki Worldwide, esophageal carcinoma is the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths. In the United States, a…
Transthoracic Resection of the Esophagus
Transthoracic Resection of the Esophagus Mark S. Allen Esophageal resection is most frequently performed for carcinoma of the esophagus. However, esophagectomy is also occasionally necessary in the treatment of some…
Modified Heller Myotomy
Modified Heller Myotomy Richard Lazzaro Joseph LoCicero III Lendrum11 recognized the significance of incomplete LES relaxation, in relation to the disease symptoms, and proposed the name achalasia in 1937. Patients…
Endoscopy of the Esophagus
Endoscopy of the Esophagus Richard Lazzaro Joseph LoCicero III Endoscopic evaluation of the esophagus has become the accepted standard for assessing and diagnosing both mucosal and structural diseases of the…
Radiologic Evaluation of the Esophagus
Radiologic Evaluation of the Esophagus Richard M. Gore Yahid Yaghmai Gary G. Ghahremani The principal method of diagnosing functional or structural abnormalities of the esophagus is fluoroscopic evaluation combined with…
Esophageal pH Studies in Esophageal Disease
Esophageal pH Studies in Esophageal Disease Steven R. DeMeester Tom R. DeMeester Twenty-Four-Hour Esophageal PH Monitoring and Gastroesophageal Reflux Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a…
Physiology and Physiologic Studies of the Esophagus
Physiology and Physiologic Studies of the Esophagus André C. H. Duranceau Pasquale Ferraro Normal Esophageal Function Pharynx The function of the pharynx has received less attention than that of the…
Lymphatic Drainage of the Esophagus
Lymphatic Drainage of the Esophagus Linda W. Martin Mark J. Krasna The lymphatic anatomy of the esophagus is relevant to thoracic surgeons apropos of staging, treatment planning, surgical approach, and…
Anatomy of the Esophagus
Anatomy of the Esophagus Victor Maevsky Thomas J. Watson Anatomy of the Esophagus Overview The esophagus is a muscular tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach and bordered by…
Embryology of the Esophagus
Embryology of the Esophagus Mala R. Chinoy Development of the Alimentary Canal/Digestive System As a result of cephalocaudal and lateral folding of the embryo, a portion of the yolk sac…
