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This chapter describes Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for treatment of middle to lower esophageal cancer. The operation consists of two parts: abdominal manipulation is carried out first to construct the gastric conduit; then after thoracotomy, esophagectomy is followed by esophagogastrostomy. Standard operation time is 5 h.
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Shinohara, H. (2020). Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: A Curative Operation for Esophageal Cancer. In: Illustrated Abdominal Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1796-9_5
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