Resection of the Gastric Tube Reconstructed through the Retrosternal Route without Sternotomy

With advances of combined modality therapy, prognoses in esophageal cancer have been improving. After resection of esophageal cancer, the development of gastric tube cancer is a risk. While such cancer in an early stage can be cured endoscopically, total gastric tube resection is indicated in advanc...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Kimura, Yasuyuki Shibata, Kotaro Mizuno, Hironori Tanaka, Motoki Hato, Satoshi Taniwaki, Yoichiro Mori, Nobuo Ochi, Takaya Nagasaki, Shuhei Ueno, Yuki Eguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5862871