Fig. 2
Esophagectomy and gastric transposition. a Scheme of operation. The cervical and abdominal portions of the esophagus are seen being mobilized and dissected. The closing of the gastrostomy and dissection of the esophagogastric junction, followed by gastric pull up with pyloroplasty, are shown. Shaded area was removed esophagus. b Mobilized stomach. The dissected line is shown with a white arrowhead. The closed gastrostomy is shown with a black arrowhead. c Scheme of postoperative design. The mobilized stomach is seen being pulled up through the retrosternal route, while the residual esophagus remains in the posterior mediastinum