Thoracoscopic and hand assisted laparoscopic esophagectomy with radical lymph node dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the left lateral decubitus position: a single center retrospective analysis of 654 patients

Thoracoscopic and hand assisted laparoscopic esophagectomy with radical lymph node dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the left lateral decubitus position: a single center retrospective analysis of 654 patients

Abstract Background The rates of thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed in the prone and left lateral decubitus positions are similar in Japan. We retrospectively reviewed short- and long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer performed in the left lateral decubitus positi...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Murakami, Koji Otsuka, Satoru Goto, Tomotake Ariyoshi, Takeshi Yamashita, Takeshi Aoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Carcinoma of the esophagus
Thoracoscopy
Left lateral decubitus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3743-1

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