Recent research on radical video assisted esophagectomy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2010.09.014
- VernacularTitle:腔镜下食管癌根治性切除术的研究进展
- Author:
Peng YANG
;
Xianyou MA
;
Hujun ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Radical video assisted esophagectomy;
Minimally invasive surgery;
Thoracoscopy
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2010;37(9):618-620
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Video assisted surgery has been applied to many fields of thoracic surgery including esophagectomy. At first radical video assisted esophagectomy (RVAE) for malignant esophageal tumors faced intense criticism, but almost all recent reports confirm its feasibility, safety. This article reviews the recent research of RVAE.