Transhiatal Esophagectomy
Fig. 15.1 Left cervical exposure with retraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, carotid artery, and internal jugular vein laterally and the trachea and thyroid medially Fig. 15.2 Vessel loop encircling the…
Patient Positioning
Fig. 5.1 The surgeon performs the procedure standing between the patient’s legs, with an assistant on the right side of the operating table and another one on the left side…
Esophageal Function Testing
Fig. 4.1 A normal high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) tracing, with time on the x-axis and esophageal distance on the y-axis 4.1.1 Motility Disorders Diagnosed by High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry Motility disorders…
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…
