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The goal of this operation is to remove an esophageal cancer with the widest possible lymphatic clearance (two-field lymphadenectomy), which comprises upper abdominal lymphadenectomy and lymphatic clearance of the posterior and mid mediastinum. Reconstruction is accomplished by either gastric tube or colonic interposition.
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Hosch, S.B., Kutup, A., Izbicki, J.R. (2007). Subtotal En Bloc Esophagectomy: Abdominothoracic Approach. In: Clavien, PA., Sarr, M.G., Fong, Y., Georgiev, P. (eds) Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68866-2_10
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