Robot-assisted transhiatal lower esophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy for Siewert type II advanced esophagogastric junction cancer with situs inversus totalis: a case report

Abstract Background Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital abnormality in which the thoracic and abdominal organs are reversed or mirrored from their usual positions. We herein report the first case of robot-assisted transhiatal lower esophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy with esophagoga...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Kaoru Katano, Noriyuki Inaki, Takahisa Yamaguchi, Hiroto Saito, Mari Shimada, Shiro Terai, Koichi Okamoto, Hideki Moriyama, Jun Kinoshita, Keishi Nakamura, Itasu Ninomiya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2022-03-01
Subjects:	Situs inversus totalis Robotic surgery Esophagogastric junction cancer Siewert type II cancer And Transhiatal esophagectomy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01393-x