[Results and experiences with esophagectomy by blunt dissection]

Esophagectomy by blunt dissection is performed on patients with cervical and distal esophageal carcinoma and with extended carcinoma of the cardia. Further indications are lye strictures and in selected cases recurrent bleeding from esophageal varices. The results are demonstrated of 40 patients who have undergone surgery and the experiences are discussed.