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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:1390. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.036
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Distance Alone Does Not Define the Value of the Posterior Mediastinal Route for Esophageal Reconstruction

David T. Cooke, MD, Royce F. Calhoun, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2221 Stockton Blvd, Room 2112, Sacramento, CA 95817-2214

(Email: davidt.cooke@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu).

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Chen and colleagues [1] should be commended for an interesting study. However, after measuring a single outcome, the substernal route may be shorter then the posterior mediastinal route as measured from a fixed pylorus to the cricoid cartilage, the authors make a leap to the definitive statement: "[esophageal] reconstruction by means of [anterior route] AR after esophagectomy should be considered as the preferable route if there are no other contraindications." The authors assume that distance is the only relevant factor when considering . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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