[Transhiatal esophagectomy for cardia and esophagus cancer].

AIM: To present the result of transhiatal esophagectomies with simultaneous repair.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

The study included 67 procedures. In 35 cases surgery was carried out for adenocarcinoma of distal esophagus or cardia with high transition to esophagus, in 32 cases - for epidermal carcinoma of the esophagus. Gastric graft and left half of the colon were used in 60 and 7 cases respectively for simultaneous repair. 29 patients underwent transhiatal instrumental esophagectomy using author's original technique.