Video-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer |
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Authors: | Toshiaki Shichinohe Satoshi Hirano Satoshi Kondo |
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Institution: | (1) Surgical Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan |
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Abstract: | Video-assisted surgery for esophageal cancer is an advanced surgical technique. It has been developed on the basis of the
concept of minimally invasive surgery. Given that there are several options regarding the operative procedures for thoracic
esophageal cancer, several laparoscopic approaches have been proposed. The first video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy
through a right thoracoscopic approach and the first transhiatal esophagectomy were reported in the early 1990s. A mediastinoscope-assisted
esophagectomy has also been reported as a substitute for a blunt dissection of the esophagus. Moreover, a video-assisted Ivor-Lewis
esophagectomy by right thoracotomy with intrathoracic anastomosis has also been performed. Furthermore, laparoscopic gastric
mobilization and gastroplasty are also widely accepted substitutions for open laparotomy. This article reviews the literature
on the laparoscopic approaches for esophageal cancer. |
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Keywords: | Video-assisted esophagectomy VATS esophagectomy Thoracoscopic esophagectomy Laparoscopic esophagectomy |
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