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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
[Thoracoscopically assisted en bloc esophagectomy]
1Allgemein-, Visceral-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Klinikum Memmingen, Bismarckstrasse 23, 87700, Memmingen. chirurgie@klinikum-memmingen.de
Abstract:
We report outcomes of en bloc esophageal resection with a thoracoscopically assisted laparotomy approach. The operation data were as follows: 41 thoracoscopically assisted procedures, 41 intrathoracic anastomoses, conversion rate 0, 100% R0 resection rate, 25 (15-52) lymph node retrievals, leak rate 2, and one mortality. From these results we conclude that minimally invasive esophagectomy with high intrathoracic anastomosis is a safe procedure. The R0 resection rate, lymph node retrieval, and operating time are comparable with those of the open abdominothoracic approach.
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