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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Dec 9;16(2):417–426. doi: 10.1007/s11605-011-1690-8

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Fully mobilized fat pad provides clear localization of the GEJ and facilitates assessment of esophageal length. The presence of a foreshortened esophagus is determined after creation of the retroesophageal window, assessment of the esophageal length and extensive esophageal mobilization.