Postpneumonectomy transthoracic Esophagectomy – a case report: using anatomic change to create Extrathoracic Esophagogastric anastomosis

BACKGROUND: Resection of primary esophageal cancer following previous pneumonectomy is a challenging procedure and was scarcely reported. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a case in which reduced thoracic space was used in left transthoracic esophagectomy to counter the difficulties caused by previo...

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Autores principales: Li, Qiuyuan, Guo, Jing, Li, Chenwei, Li, Xinjian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5989431/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29871681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0742-5
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Resection of primary esophageal cancer following previous pneumonectomy is a challenging procedure and was scarcely reported. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a case in which reduced thoracic space was used in left transthoracic esophagectomy to counter the difficulties caused by previous left pneumonectomy. CONCLUSION: Retrograde dissection and infra-diaphragmatic esophagogastric anastomosis are examples of using postpneumonectomy changes to facilitate subsequent transthoracic esophagectomy for cancers of the lower esophagus.

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