title: [Electronic fiberesophagoscopy in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for benign esophageal diseases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of electronic fiberesophagoscopy in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for benign esophageal diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We determined the position of lesion, separated the lesion from the esophageal wall, resected the lesion and protected the esophageal mucosa during the process of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for benign esophageal diseases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-six patients with benign esophageal disease underwent the operation successfully and recovered uneventfully. There was no operative death or severe perioperative complications such as esophago pleural fistula. Two patients were changed to undergo thoracotomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electronic fiberesophagoscopy is an essential equipment in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for benign esophageal diseases. It should be adopted as a routine equipment to ensure the accuracy, safety, reliability and convenience of this kind of operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mengzan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guoliang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013906:Thoracoscopy