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Esophageal Carcinoma

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Before advanced minimal access techniques were developed, surgery for esophageal carcinoma required either a transthoracic approach or a transhiatal approach. Both had advantages and disadvantages. Currently, there are several minimal access approaches that can be used for surgical resection of esophageal malignancies. Robotic surgery, not included in this manual, is also being applied. This chapter explores several alternative approaches that may be used to resect esophageal carcinoma for potential cure.

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  1. University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Paul B. Tessmann (Surgery Resident)

  2. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Michael Kent (Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Attending Surgeon, Division of Thoracic Surgery)

  3. Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, UPMC Presbyterian, Digestive Disorders Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    James Luketich (Chief, Professor of Surgery)

  4. Department of Surgery, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

    Satoshi Yamamoto

  5. Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan

    Katsunobu Kawahara (Second)

  6. Advisory Editorial Board, Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Takayuki Shirakusa

  7. Department of Oncological and Regenerative Surgery, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan

    Akira Tangoku (Professor and Chairman)

  8. Oncological and Regenerative Surgery, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Shikoku, Japan

    Junichi Seike & Takahiro Yoshida

  9. Department of Digestive and Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan

    Junto Honda (Outpatient Medical Master)

  10. Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

    Atsushi Umemoto

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Carol E. H. Scott-Conner MD, PhD (Professor) (Professor)

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Tessmann, P.B. et al. (2008). Esophageal Carcinoma. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Strategic Decision Making. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76671-3_17

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