Thoracoscopic esophagectomy combined with mediastinoscopy via the neck

Although thoracoscopic techniques have been introduced to esophageal surgery, the identification of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and lymph node dissection along the nerve remain quite difficult. A mediastinoscopic technique via the neck enables an excellent visual field to be created in the up...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2002-04, Vol.73 (4), p.1329-1331
Hauptverfasser: IKEDA, Yoshifumi, NIIMI, Masanori, KAN, Shigenao, TAKAMI, Hiroshi, KODAIRA, Susumu
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Zusammenfassung:Although thoracoscopic techniques have been introduced to esophageal surgery, the identification of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and lymph node dissection along the nerve remain quite difficult. A mediastinoscopic technique via the neck enables an excellent visual field to be created in the upper mediastinum, especially near the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. Therefore, a thoracoscopic esophagectomy combined with this technique allows mediastinal lymph nodes along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve to be easily and safely dissected.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03593-7