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ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Volume 100, Issue 3, Pages 1115-1117Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.122
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We herein describe a single-port mediastinoscopic method for upper mediastinal dissection in esophageal cancer surgery. After the left cervical incision and lymphadenectomy, a Lap-Protector (Hakko, Tokyo, Japan) was inserted into the wound and an EZ Access port (Hakko) was attached. Esophageal mobilization with en bloc lymphadenectomy along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve was then performed using a port-in-port technique with conventional flexible laparoscopy. Carbon dioxide insufflation expanded the intramediastinal space, and minute structures in the deep mediastinum around the aortic arch, such as nerves, bronchial arteries, and lymphatic vessels, were clearly visualized, allowing lymphadenectomy to be safely and carefully performed along the nerve. (C) 2015 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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