Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic minimally invasive esophagectomy

Fuchun Zeng; Bin He; Youyu Wang; Yang Xue; Wei Cong

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.04

Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic minimally invasive esophagectomy

J Thorac Dis. 2014 Feb;6(2):152-5. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.04.

Authors

Fuchun Zeng¹, Bin He¹, Youyu Wang¹, Yang Xue¹, Wei Cong¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China.

PMID: 24605230
PMCID: PMC3944189
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.04

Abstract

With the improvement in thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery, thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE), a minimally invasive approach, has attracted increasing attention as an alternative to open three-field esophagectomy. From June 2012 to October 2013, 90 patients underwent laparoscopic and thoracoscopic resection of esophageal carcinoma in our department. The VATS esophagectomy technique described here is the approach currently employed in the department of thoracic surgery at Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital of China.

Keywords: Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic; esophagectomy; minimally invasive.

Publication types

Case Reports