Operative Technique and Effect for Carcinoma of the Esophagus after Distal Subtotal Gastrectomy

Objective To investigate the surgical technique and long-term survival rate for carcinoma of the esophagus after distal subtotal gastrectomy. Methods 85 patients with esophageal carcinoma following distal subtotal gastrectomy were performed resection of the tumor through left thoracotomy. The procedure involved preserving the short gastric blood vessel and transporting the residual stomach, the spleen and tail of the pancreas into the left thoracic cavity, and using the residual stomach to reconstruct the a...