| Literature DB >> 26984287 |
Naoto Ujiie1, Toru Nakano2, Takashi Kamei1, Hirofumi Ichikawa1, Go Miyata1, Ko Onodera1, Noriaki Ohuchi1.
Abstract
A 63-year-old male visited our hospital, complaining of discomfort when swallowing. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 2 tumor in the middle thoracic esophagus, which was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma by endoscopic biopsy. Computed tomography revealed situs inversus totalis (SIT). We assessed the relationship of the esophagus with neighboring organs using preoperative three-dimensional imaging. We performed thoracoscopic esophagectomy with radical lymph node dissection in the right decubitus position and hand-assisted laparoscopic gastric mobilization in the supine position. The definitive diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma, pT2N1M0, pStage IIB according to the Union for International Cancer Control. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and 5 years post-operation, he is alive without recurrence. In SIT patients, surgical procedures are difficult because of anatomic transposition. Three-dimensional imaging effectively assesses the anatomical structure and contributes to safer thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer patients with SIT. Relevant literature is also discussed and reviewed.Entities:
Keywords: Esophageal cancer; Situs inversus totalis; Thoracoscopic esophagectomy; Three-dimensional imaging
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Year: 2016 PMID： 26984287 DOI： 10.1007/s11748-016-0639-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN： 1863-6705