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Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias de la Corteza Suprarrenal , Adenoma Corticosuprarrenal , Neoplasias de la Corteza Suprarrenal/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de la Corteza Suprarrenal/cirugía , Adenoma Corticosuprarrenal/diagnóstico , Adenoma Corticosuprarrenal/cirugíaRESUMEN
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Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias de las Glándulas Suprarrenales/secundario , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/secundario , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologíaRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: For the last year we have substituted laparotomy with laparoscopy for the abdominal stage of esophageal cancer surgery. We report our experience of the introduction of video-assisted surgery in the treatment of esophageal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We report our experience of nine patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer. In seven patients laparoscopy was preceded by right thoracotomy and esophageal dissection. Then, a left anterolateral cervicotomy was performed to remove the specimen and to construct the esophagogastroanastomosis. In two patients the laparoscopic technique was performed first and the Ivor Lewis procedure was completed by right thoracotomy. RESULTS: Due to the reduced number of operated patients, the results are of little significance. Morbidity was 38.3%. The mean duration of the surgical procedure in laparoscopic patients was 4 h 50 min. However, perioperative blood loss, postoperative complications, analgesic requirements and mean length of hospital stay were reduced. CONCLUSIONS: Video-assisted esophagectomy can be performed as safely as conventional esophagectomy and has considerable perioperative advantages. The introduction of the laparoscopic procedure is the first step in using video-assisted surgery at all stages of esophageal cancer surgery.