Table 1

Demographic data on 215 patients undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy.

Demographics
n

Sex (M:F)
182:33
Age (range)
65 years (29–83 years)


Preoperative indication
Adenocarcinoma
162 (75%)
Squamous cell carcinoma
23 (11%)
Other malignant tumours
3 (1%)
Benign tumours
1 (0.5%)
High grade dysplasia
23 (11%)
Benign strictures
3 (1%)


Preoperative staging (in 188 patients with preoperatively confirmed malignant tumours)
T1
28 (15%)
T2
48 (26%)
T3
108 (57%)
T4
4 (2%)
N0
113 (60%)
N+
75 (40%)

Davies et al. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008 6:88   doi:10.1186/1477-7819-6-88