Thoracoscopic esophagectomy with left recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring for thoracic esophageal cancer in a patient with a right aortic arch: a case report

Abstract Background Surgery for cases of thoracic esophageal cancer with a right aortic arch is rare, and the anatomic abnormalities in such patients necessitate a different surgical approach. Since the position of the recurrent laryngeal nerve often differs from the usual in these cases, the lymph...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Yamato Ninomiya, Junya Oguma, Soji Ozawa, Kazuo Koyanagi, Akihito Kazuno, Miho Yamamoto, Kentaro Yatabe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2020-03-01
Subjects:	Esophageal cancer Right aortic arch Thoracoscopic esophagectomy Recurrent laryngeal nerve Intraoperative nerve monitoring
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00819-8