Minimally invasive esophageal resection and intrathoracic anastomosis for lower thoracic esophageal cancer with single position

Lufeng Zhao; Jianjun Ge; Wenshan Li; Yaping Luo; Ying Chai

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.08.06

Minimally invasive esophageal resection and intrathoracic anastomosis for lower thoracic esophageal cancer with single position

J Thorac Dis. 2015 Aug;7(8):1486-8. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.08.06.

Authors

Lufeng Zhao¹, Jianjun Ge¹, Wenshan Li¹, Yaping Luo¹, Ying Chai¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.

PMID: 26380776
PMCID: PMC4561289
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.08.06

Abstract

There are various esophagectomy approaches for lower thoracic esophageal cancer, and the minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) approach shows the advantages of less discomfort, shorter length of stay and a faster recovery to baseline status than open approaches. The current study reports a case of lower thoracic esophageal cancer was treated using a single-position, minimally invasive surgical technique with laparoscopy and thoracoscopy. A 68-year-old man, whose gastroscopy identified the esophageal carcinoma, came to our medical center due to dysphagia for over 1 year. The patient underwent tumor radical resection and intrathoracic anastomosis by laparoscopy and thoracoscopy with single position. The patient has recovered well after the surgery.

Keywords: Single position; lower thoracic esophageal carcinoma; minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE).