title: Oesophageal cancer with an aberrant right subclavian artery accompanied by a thoracic duct anomaly.
abstract: Recognizing the pathway of thoracic duct during oesophagectomy is important to prevent from postoperative chylothorax. In this study, we describe 4 cases with anormalies of the thoracic duct found during oesophagectomy for oesopahageal cancer. Each of the 4 cases showed different patterns of anomaly of the thoracic duct, and all the 4 cases were associated with an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA). Therefore, careful inspection of the thoracic ducts is strongly recommended during oesophagectomy especially if an ARSA has been identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oya
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan shinji.mine@jfcr.or.jp mineshin@rc4.so-net.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mine
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Aberrant right subclavian artery; Oesophagectomy; Thoracic duct