Extensive Lymph Node Dissection Around the Left Laryngeal Nerve Achieved With Robot-assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy.

Journal: Anticancer research
Published Date: Mar 1, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: The potential advantages of robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (RATE) have yet to be verified. This study focused on the degree of lymph node dissection around the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN).

Authors

  • Satoru Motoyama
    Esophageal Surgery, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan motoyama@doc.med.akita-u.ac.jp.
  • Yusuke Sato
    Graduate School of Radiological Technology, Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan.
  • Akiyuki Wakita
    Esophageal Surgery, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan.
  • Yuta Kawakita
    Esophageal Surgery, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan.
  • Yushi Nagaki
    Esophageal Surgery, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan.
  • Kazuhiro Imai
    Thoracic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
  • Yoshihiro Minamiya
    Thoracic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.

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