Table 1 Characteristics of patients subjected to esophagectomy (R0–resections) for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
|  | All | Transthoracic | Transhiatal |  P  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  n =  88 |  n =  33 |  n =  55 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 females:males | 13:75 | 7:26 | 6:49 | 0.222 |
Age (years) | 67 (35–88) | 61 (35–77) | 70 (42–88) | 0.001 |
Observation (months) | 16 (0–203) | 20 (3–203) | 16 (0–157) | 0.179 |
Comorbidity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Cardiac | 18 (20) | 4 (12) | 14 (25) | 0.177 |
 Pulmonary | 12 (14) | 2 (6) | 10 (18) | 0.195 |
 Diabetes mellitus | 7 (8) | 2 (6) | 5 (9) | 0.698 |
 Total | 32 (36) | 9 (27) | 23 (42) | 0.252 |