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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec;5(6):902-5.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.11.35.

Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy: experience, technique and cautions

Yong Zhang  1 , Guang-Jian Zhang  1 , Qi-Fei Wu  1 , Zhuo-Qi Jia  1 , Shuo Li  1 , Jun-Ke Fu  1
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Case Reports

Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy: experience, technique and cautions

Yong Zhang et al. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

We described a 59-year-old female, who came to our institute with the diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The preoperative clinical diagnosis was stage II esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The three-stage minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE), combined thoracoscopic-laparoscopic esophagectomy with cervical anastomosis, was performed in this case. The lateral-prone decubitus position and Harmonic scalpel facilitate the operation.

Keywords: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE); laparoscopic; thoracoscopic.

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Video-assisted thoracic surgery, esophageal mobilization and lymph nodes dissection.
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Laparoscopic surgery gastric mobilization and lymph nodes dissection.
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Gastric conduit formation and cervical esophagogastrostomy.
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