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Video-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

Surgery Today volume 38, pages 206–213 (2008)Cite this article

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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Shichinohe, T., Hirano, S. & Kondo, S. Video-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Surg Today 38, 206–213 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-007-3606-5

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Key words

  • Video-assisted esophagectomy
  • VATS esophagectomy
  • Thoracoscopic esophagectomy
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