2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.10.005
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Laparoscopic-thoracoscopic esophageal resection in the treatment of giant epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum (Ivor Lewis operation): Case report

Abstract: HighlightsComplicated epiphrenic diverticula are extremely rare.A 57-year-old woman had giant diverticulum with spread esophageal wall necrosis.One-step laparoscopic-thoracoscopic esophageal resection with gastric tube plasty.Treatment of giant diverticulum with necrotic diverticulitis and sepsis on the background of dilatation of the esophagus.The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged 11 days after the surgery.

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“…However, because the patient was predicted to have numerous GISTs throughout the GI tract and he wished to avoid total gastrectomy, we decided to perform proximal gastrectomy and to perform reconstruction via the subcutaneous route for future possibility of re-gastrectomy. Laparoscopic–thoracoscopic esophageal resection for the treatment of large epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum has been previously reported [ 14 ]; however, this is the first report of laparoscopic–thoracoscopic surgery for not only a large esophageal diverticulum but also for familial GISTs.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…However, because the patient was predicted to have numerous GISTs throughout the GI tract and he wished to avoid total gastrectomy, we decided to perform proximal gastrectomy and to perform reconstruction via the subcutaneous route for future possibility of re-gastrectomy. Laparoscopic–thoracoscopic esophageal resection for the treatment of large epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum has been previously reported [ 14 ]; however, this is the first report of laparoscopic–thoracoscopic surgery for not only a large esophageal diverticulum but also for familial GISTs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Operative technique (the operative technique of thoracoscopic stage is described in details in our previous case report [ 9 ]):…”
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confidence: 99%