Background. Various factors are important in the selection of surgical procedures in the treatment of benign diseases of the esophagus.
Observation. We reported 3 cases and evaluated transhiatal esophagectomy in benign esophageal diseases. Two patients had a diagnosis of esophageal stricture secondary to caustic injury and the remainder had achalasia. We used the left colon for esophageal reconstruction in the first two cases and stomach for the latter case. No postoperative complications were observed. We believe that transhiatal esophagectomy is a reliable procedure for the treatment of benign esophageal disease when indicated and performed by an experienced team.