comparison of the complications between two surgical techniques of esophageal cancer

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Esophageal cancer is a common gastro intestinal malignancy. One of the most common techniques of surgery in esophageal cancer is transhiatal esophagectomy with esophagogastric anastomosis in the neck. This technique is accompanied by complications like chronic gastero-esophegeal reflux and late stenosis. This study was designed to compare the risk of complications after two surgical techniques for esophageal cancer esophagogastric anastomosis with partial fundoplication and esophagogastric anastomosis without it