History of Esophageal Surgery
Fig. 1.1 Rudolph Nissen (Source: National Library of Medicine) Fig. 1.2 Nissen fundoplication evolution from the original description in 1956 of a long and tight wrap to the final short-floppy…
Laparoscopic Treatment of Epiphrenic Diverticula
Fig. 12.1 Left, Barium swallow showing distal esophageal narrowing, an air-fluid level, slow emptying of barium into the stomach, and a 5 × 6-cm epiphrenic diverticulum. Right, Esophageal manometry showing achalasia, with…
Histologic Anatomy
Fig. 2.1 Normal distal esophagus, gastroesophageal (GE) junction, and stomach after formalin fixation. The squamous mucosa is pinkish white, the GE junction is well demarcated, and the stomach shows normal…
Esophageal Reconstruction
, Puja Gaur2 and Shanda H. Blackmon1 (1) Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA (2) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital,…
Management of Esophageal Leaks and Fistulas
, Min P. Kim2 and Shanda H. Blackmon1 (1) Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA (2) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital,…
Radiographic Anatomy
and Shanda H. Blackmon1 (1) Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA Shanda H. BlackmonAssociate Professor Email: blackmon.shanda@mayo.edu KeywordsAchalasiaBird’s beak esophagusApple core lesionDiverticulumDiverticulaParaesophageal herniaHiatal herniaEsophageal…
Surgical Techniques
, Min P. Kim2 , Puja Gaur2 and Shanda H. Blackmon1 (1) Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA (2) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell…
Gross Anatomy
Fig. 1.1 Cervical esophagus. (a) The upper esophagus is best exposed through a left oblique incision on the neck. (b) From this incision, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle…
Endoluminal Interventions
Fig. 6.1 Rigid esophagoscopy. The rigid esophagoscope is carefully inserted, taking care to protect the patient’s teeth. This procedure allows therapeutic endoscopy of the esophagus with larger instruments than with…
Esophageal Anatomy as Seen During Endoscopy and Basic Endoscopic Orientation
(1) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA (2) Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200…
