Successful video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in prone position in patients with esophageal cancer and aberrant right subclavian artery: report of three cases

Abstract Background An aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) with an associated nonrecurrent right inferior laryngeal nerve (NRILN) is a relatively rare anomaly that occurs at a frequency of 0.3 to 2.0% of the general population. NRILN has been mainly documented in the head and neck region; it has...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Koji Shindo, Eishi Nagai, Toshinaga Nabae, Toru Eguchi, Taiki Moriyama, Kenoki Ohuchida, Tatsuya Manabe, Takao Ohtsuka, Yoshinao Oda, Makoto Hashizume, Masafumi Nakamura
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2017-07-01
Subjects:	Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery Prone position Aberrant right subclavian artery Nonrecurrent right inferior laryngeal nerve Esophageal cancer
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0360-9