Curative resection for adenocarcinoma of the gastro-esophageal junction following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy-thoraco-abdominal vs. trans-abdominal approach.

Purpose: This study compares the short- and long-term outcomes between the left thoraco-abdominal and trans-abdominal approaches for radical resection of adenocarcinoma of the gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) (Siewert types II and III) following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of patients from May 2008 to December 2016. Demographic variables, perioperative outcomes, and survival were compared between two approaches.