Fig. 2

Schematic illustration of our technique to avoid anastomotic stenosis. a When the esophagus and jejunum were brought close to each other, the rubber band was cut and the jejunum on the caudal side was pushed toward the cranial side to reduce jejunal tension, and the shaft of the CS was pushed toward the cranial side to reduce esophageal tension. This resulted in a wider anastomotic diameter. b If this was not done, the anastomotic diameter was likely to be narrower