Combined thoracoscopic and endoscopic management of mid-esophageal benign lesions: Use of the prone patient position: Thoracoscopic surgery for mid-esophageal benign tumors and diverticula

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 250-254

  Palanivelu, Chinnusamy ^a   Rangarajan, Muthukumaran ^a   Senthilkumar, Rangasamy ^a   Velusamy, Madhupalayam ^a  

^a GEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Diverticula; Enucleation; Leiomyoma; Prone patient position; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIVERTICULOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIVERTICULUM, ESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRONE POSITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37749052693     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9359-9     Document Type: Article

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