Laparoscopically assisted transhiatal resection for malignancies of the distal esophagus
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2004
Yazarlar: WT Van den Broek, Özer MAKAY, FJ Berends, JZ Yuan, APJ Houdijk, S Meijer, MA Cuesta
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2004, cilt 18, ss 812-817
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9173-y
Özet
Background: Resection of the esophagus remains the only curative therapy for esophageal cancer. Conventional resections are right-side thoracotomy in combination with laparotomy, gastric tube creation, and the transhiatal approach according to Orringer. This study evaluated laparoscopically assisted transhiatal esophagus resection, which offers perfect visualization of the esophagus during mediastinal dissection without the necessity of a thoracotomy.