Postpneumonectomy transthoracic Esophagectomy – a case report: using anatomic change to create Extrathoracic Esophagogastric anastomosis
Abstract Background Resection of primary esophageal cancer following previous pneumonectomy is a challenging procedure and was scarcely reported. Case presentation Here we report a case in which reduced thoracic space was used in left transthoracic esophagectomy to counter the difficulties caused by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0742-5 |