Tab. I.

The most common types of esophageal surgery, based on Yamamoto et al. [15]

Surgical technique	Abdominal stage	Thoracic stage	Anastomosis
Open surgery (Ivor-Lewis)	Laparotomy	Thoracotomy	Thoracic
Open transhiatal	Laparotomy	–	Cervical
Open 3-field surgery (McKeown)	Laparotomy	Thoracotomy	Cervical
Hybrid transthoracic surgery	Laparoscopy or manually assisted	Thoracotomy	Thoracic
Transabdominal hybrid surgery	Laparotomy	Thoracoscopy	Thoracic
Hybrid 3-field surgery	Laparotomy	Thoracoscopy	Cervical
3-field MIE	Laparoscopic or manually assisted	Thoracoscopy	Cervical
Transthoracic MIE surgery	Laparoscopic or manually assisted	Thoracoscopy	Thoracic
Esophageal invagination	Laparoscopic or manually assisted	–	Cervical
Transhiatal MIE surgery	Laparoscopic or manually assisted	–	Cervical