Open AccessThoracoscopic oesophageal mobilization during thoracolaparoscopy three-stage oesophagectomy: a comparison of lateral decubitus versus semiprone positions
Author(s) -
Jiangbo Lin,
Mingqiang Kang,
Chun Chen,
Ruobai Lin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivt306
Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , mobilization , esophagectomy , surgery , thoracoscopy , esophagus , radiology , esophageal cancer , cancer , archaeology , paleontology , history , biology
The aim of this study is to compare thoracoscopic mobilization of the oesophagus in the lateral decubitus position and the semiprone position and to identify potential differences between the two techniques.
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