Feasibility and efficacy of transthoracic single-port assisted laparoscopic esophagogastrectomy for Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surgical treatment of Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) is controversial, and no systematic technology has been established. The aim of this retrospective study is to introduce the technology of transthoracic single-port assisted laparoscopic esophagogastrectomy.

Methods

Data from patients with Siewert type II AEG who underwent transthoracic single-port assisted laparoscopic esophagogastrectomy in Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine from May 2017 to December 2020 were analyzed.

Results

A total of 35 patients, including 30 males and 5 females, were enrolled in this study. Eight patients underwent proximal gastrectomy while the other 27 patients underwent total gastrectomy. The median operative times were 2

SUBMITTER: Luo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature