Long-term results of transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma. A multivariate analysis of prognostic factors

Abstract

In this study, transhiatal esophagectomy provided palliation for esophageal cancer with a low-perioperative mortality. Prolonged survival or cure was obtained for the majority of patients operated on in the early stages. Blood transfusions had a slight adverse effect on long-term survival.