Modified McKeown procedure with uniportal thoracoscope for upper or middle esophageal cancer: initial experience and preliminary results | Zendy

Qi Wang | Zendy; Ping Wei | Zendy; Yixin Cai | Zendy; Shengling Fu | Zendy; Xiangning Fu | Zendy; Ni Zhang | Zendy

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Modified McKeown procedure with uniportal thoracoscope for upper or middle esophageal cancer: initial experience and preliminary results

Author(s) -

Qi Wang,

Ping Wei,

Yixin Cai,

Shengling Fu,

Xiangning Fu,

Ni Zhang

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.11.07

Subject(s) - medicine , thoracoscopy , surgery , esophageal cancer , esophagectomy , laparoscopy , thoracoscope , cardiothoracic surgery , chest tube , cancer , pneumothorax

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) resections are of increasing interest in many thoracic surgery departments. With each experience in VATS lobectomy, we have incrementally improved the less invasive techniques in esophagectomy. Here, we report the preliminary results and feasibility of a modified McKeown procedure with uniportal thoracoscopy for upper or middle esophageal cancer in our institution.

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