Pompili M F, Mark J B
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA.
Chest Surg Clin N Am. 2000 Feb;10(1):145-51, x.
Carcinoma of the esophagus is a highly lethal disease in which surgical resection is part of every treatment regimen carried out with curative intent. The development of surgical resection of the esophagus for carcinoma has been a long and tortuous one. Its evolution depended not only on a thorough knowledge of surgical anatomy and technique, but also on important developments in endoscopy, radiology, anesthesia, nutrition, pulmonary physiology, and intensive care.
