Analysis of factors associated with operative difficulty in thoracoscopic esophageal cancer surgery in the left-decubitus position: a single-center retrospective study

Analysis of factors associated with operative difficulty in thoracoscopic esophageal cancer surgery in the left-decubitus position: a single-center retrospective study

Abstract Background The degree of difficulty in the overall procedure and forceps handling encountered by surgeons is greatly influenced by the positional relationship of intrathoracic organs in minimally invasive esophagectomy. This study aimed to identify the anatomical factors associated with the...

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Main Authors: Koichi Okamoto, Noriyuki Inaki, Hiroto Saito, Mari Shimada, Takahisa Yamaguchi, Toshikatsu Tsuji, Hideki Moriyama, Jun Kinoshita, Isamu Makino, Keishi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Takamura, Itasu Ninomiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Thoracoscopic surgery
Minimally invasive esophagectomy
Difficulty
Complication
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02131-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02131-2

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