Robotic esophagectomy: modified McKeown approach.

Thorac Surg Clin

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, HA9.134, Dallas, TX 75390-8879, USA. Electronic address:

Published: May 2014

This article describes a robotic 2-stage 3-field esophagolymphadenectomy. Techniques highlighted include thoracic esophagectomy; cervical, wide thoracic, and abdominal lymphadenectomy; thoracic duct ligation; gastric tube creation; esophagogastric anastomosis in the left neck; and jejunostomy feeding tube placement.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.02.002DOI Listing

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