Case reportMinimally Invasive Transhiatal Esophagectomy After Thoracotomy
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Our series consists of 4 patients with end-stage achalasia who had undergone various treatments—dilation, botulinum toxin injection, myotomy—for their symptoms.
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Although the mortality from esophageal resection has been minimized in high-volume centers, the associated morbidity remains significant. Various surgical approaches are advocated in specific patients, in an attempt to limit such complications as pneumonia with associated respiratory failure. The transhiatal approach is known to be associated with a lower incidence of respiratory complications compared with the other esophagectomy approaches, which include a thoracic incision. Regardless of the
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