Transhiatal esophagectomy was championed by American Dr. Orringer since 1976. The issues were: inadequate field exposure; inadequacy of node clearance, use of blind & blunt dissection & (rarely) azygos vein tear. Benefits: avoiding thoracotomy and all the morbidity associated with it.

So, what is the current opinion?

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