History of esophagectomy for cancer of the esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction.

ABSTRACT: The introduction of anesthesia in 1846 created unseen opportunities for surgeons. By the end of the 19th century limited esophageal resection outside the chest had already been performed and the race for successful intrathoracic esophagectomy was on. The credit for the first successful esophagectomy for an intrathoracic cancer goes to Franz Torek of New York in 1913. But it was the introduction of double lumen intubation that really boosted the number of successful esophagectomies all over the world. In the second half of the 20th century progress in surgical techniques and perioperative management resulted in a substantial reduction of postoperative mortality. Introduction of multimodality therapies has further improved long term survival. The turn of the millennium saw the development of

SUBMITTER: Lerut T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8184447 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature