Figure 1

Representative pictures of two types of E-J anastomosis for LTG. (a) overlap method. After creating two holes, one on the oesophagus stump and the other on 5–7 cm distal from the jejunum stump (top panel), side-to-side anastomosis is constructed with a linear stapler (2^nd and 3^rd panel). Then the entry hole is closed (bottom panel). (b) FEEA. After creating two holes on the oesophagus and jejunum edge (top panel), a linear stapler is inserted to construct an anastomosis (2^nd and 3^rd panel). Then the entry hole is closed (bottom panel).