title: Laparoscopy-assisted surgery: a new technique for transhiatal esophageal dissection.
abstract: Esophageal dissection under laparoscopic monitoring is performed during total esophagectomy to treat patients with cervical esophageal carcinoma. Using this technique, a safe esophageal dissection can be made from the surrounding mediastinal tissues. Some of the disadvantageous consequences of a blunt dissection, including the blind maneuver, may thus be prevented and various intraoperative and postoperative complications may be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sadanaga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikebe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008482:Mediastinum; D009333:Neck; D016683:Supine Position; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D016896:Treatment Outcome