A study of 31 cases of blunt dissection for esophageal cancer were reviewed. The surgical techniques, prognosis, complications were compaired in each location of esophageal cancer. In 14 of 31 patients, cancer were located in the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus. This group was better in length of survival. In three cases of this group (21%), the metastatic lesions to the lower site of esophagus were found. In 5 of 31 patients, cancers were located in upper and middle part of thoracic

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... s. In this group it was very difficult to use this technique and also the prognosis was poor. In the remaining 12 patients, cancers were located in the lower thoracic esophagus and the abdominal esophagus. In this group, the patients with poor risk were operated using this technique, and the result was satisfactory.