title: Minimally invasive esophageal resection and intrathoracic anastomosis for lower thoracic esophageal cancer with single position.
abstract: There are various esophagectomy approaches for lower thoracic esophageal cancer, and the minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) approach shows the advantages of less discomfort, shorter length of stay and a faster recovery to baseline status than open approaches. The current study reports a case of lower thoracic esophageal cancer was treated using a single-position, minimally invasive surgical technique with laparoscopy and thoracoscopy. A 68-year-old man, whose gastroscopy identified the esophageal carcinoma, came to our medical center due to dysphagia for over 1 year. The patient underwent tumor radical resection and intrathoracic anastomosis by laparoscopy and thoracoscopy with single position. The patient has recovered well after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Lufeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Wenshan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Yaping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chai
keywords: Single position; lower thoracic esophageal carcinoma; minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE)