English: At transhiatal oesophagectomy, a bulky tumour just above the diaphragmatic hiatus was identified. To obtain clear circumferential margins, the mediastinal pleura bilaterally sides was excised en bloc with the tumour. Two transhiatal chest drains were inserted through the diaphragmatic hiatus into each pleural cavity. As per our standard practice, a corrugated drain (Portex corrugated drain, Smiths Medical, USA) was placed within the left cervical wound