J Chest Surg.  2021 Aug;54(4):286-293. 10.5090/jcs.21.083.

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Intrathoracic Anastomosis Technique

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

The extracorporeal anastomosis technique for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis is a convenient, easy technique to use in VATS esophagectomy. The surgeon can assess the viability and the status of the gastric conduit, and the introduction of a circular stapler can be easily done under direct vision extracorporeally, enabling easy and simple VATS intrathoracic anastomosis between the esophagus and the gastric conduit.

Keyword

Esophageal neoplasms; Minimally invasive surgery; Anastomosis; Video-assisted thoracic surgery
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