Esophageal cancer and right aortic arch associated with a vascular ring.
We report on the problems of diagnosis and surgical technique from the standpoint of mediastinal anatomy in patients with esophageal cancer and right aortic arch associated with a vascular ring. We propose that left thoracotomy plus sternotomy is the best approach to allow visualization of the bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerves.
Kinoshita
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Y
Department of Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Udagawa
H
H
Kajiyama
Y
Y
Tsutsumi
K
K
Ueno
M
M
Nakamura
T
T
Akiyama
H
H
Tsurumaru
M
M
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy