Bircher described an antethoracic skin tube for the treatment of lye stricture in cervical esophagus and hypopharynx in 1894. As early as 1895, Biondi suggested replacing esophagus with stomach brought into chest through the hiatus.

• 1894 年,Bircher 在治疗碱导致的下咽颈段食管狭窄时,描述了前胸皮管的应用。 早在1895 年Biondi 建议把胃通过裂孔拉入胸腔替代食道。