RT Book, Section
A1 Bryan, Darren S.
A1 Ferguson, Mark K.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Burt, Bryan M.
A2 Groth, Shawn S.
A2 Loor, Gabriel
A2 Wolf, Andrea S.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1170406978
T1 Overview: Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Benign Esophageal Disease
T2 Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260026931
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170406978
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  esophagus  is  a  muscular  tube  which  serves  as  a  conduit  between  the  pharynx  and  stomach.  Derived  from  the  Greek  roots  oisein  (to  carry)  and  phagos  (to  eat),  the  esophagus  conducts  an  arpeggio  of  muscular  contractions  as  it  winds  through  the  neck,  chest,  and  abdomen.  With  its  location  centrally  in  the  chest  and  proximity  to  vascular  structures,  the  heart,  the  spine,  and  the  airway,  it  was  rendered  “out  of  reach”  to  early  surgeons.  However,  with  modern  techniques  and  the  advent  of  minimally  invasive  and  endoscopic  approaches,  esophageal  intervention  is  easily  accessible  to  a  range  of  specialists.  This  chapter  reviews  the  embryologic  development  and  anatomy  of  the  esophagus,  as  well  as  benign  lesions  that  are  encountered  in  clinical  care.  Chapter  29  details  the  surgical  and  endoscopic  approaches  to  these  diseases.  Motility  disorders  and  congenital  esophageal  diseases  are  discussed  in  more  detail  in  Chapters  33  and  51,  respectively.