title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, JPB, 3333 N Calvert St, Suite 610, Baltimore, MD 21218-2895, USA. richard.heitmiller@medstar.net
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D010030:Ostomy