Aim –To assess duration of survival in the patients of carcinoma  esophagus and gastro–esophageal junction after surgery.

Material methods – Patients who underwent operation for carcinoma  esophagus and  gastro–esophageal junction in the last 10 years were included and contacted telephonically or by post to obtain long term follow up data for disease free survival, overall survival and delayed complications.

Result – 30 day survival was of 87.5% ,6 month survival of 85.7%, 1 year survival was 64.4% cases, 50% cases shows 3 year survival while 7.1% cases reported 5 year survival. (Excludes 2 in hospital mortality ). The median duration of survival is 10.5 months

Conclusion–  Among various modalities available for treatment. surgery  is best option for cure in early stage esophageal cancers and remains the superior modality for local control in locally advanced disease.