title: Novel T-shaped linear-stapled intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis for minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.
abstract: We report a novel T-shaped linear-stapled intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis for minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. A unique feature of this technique is a "gastric pouch" that is preserved proximal to the gastric conduit and which serves as the stapler-firing pathway to protect the gastric conduit. The linear stapler is placed through an auxiliary port in the seventh intercostal space on the right posterior axillary line and fired along the longitudinal axis of the thorax, without being constrained by limited intrathoracic space. This technique, which has been performed in 8 patients, is efficient, reliable, and easy to perform.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Provincial Cancer Center, Shenyang City, China.
authors.forename: Yi-Nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Provincial Cancer Center, Shenyang City, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Provincial Cancer Center, Shenyang City, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Provincial Cancer Center, Shenyang City, China.
authors.forename: De-Gui
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Provincial Cancer Center, Shenyang City, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Jia
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Provincial Cancer Center, Shenyang City, China.
authors.forename: Zhuang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Provincial Cancer Center, Shenyang City, China. Electronic address: profyongyuliu@163.com.
authors.forename: Yong-Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome