• Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Drum Tower Clinical Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China;
CAOBin, Email: Njglcb2001@163.com
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Using gastric tube to replace the esophagus has been widely used in esophagectomy. This surgical method is gradually replacing the traditional stomach reconstruction. Its advantages in the incidence of postoperative complication, the quality of life and the long-time survival in clinic have proved to be true. Although using tubular stomach in esophagectomy has become the consensus of experts, some details still need some further discussing and this technique should be gradually improved in future. In this review, the superiority and the technical progress of gastric tube are introduced, and we predict the future of tubular stomach and discuss the existed problems.

Citation: HEXiao-feng, SHIMin-ke, CAOBin. Application Development of Gastric Tube in Esophagectomy. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2016, 23(2): 187-190. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20160041 Copy

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