Bains M S
Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1995 Aug;5(3):515-26.
Lewis described a technique for resection of cancer of the midthoracic esophagus in a staged manner in 1946. The same procedure done at one stage has remained a standard technique for resection of a carcinoma involving the thoracic esophagus.