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Patient Positioning

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This chapter illustrates the proper positioning of the patient for operations to treat esophageal diseases, including laparoscopic antireflux surgery, laparoscopic Heller myotomy, and Ivor Lewis hybrid esophagectomy. The placement of ports for these operations is also shown and discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Center for Esophageal Diseases, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Bernardo Borraez & Marco G. Patti

  2. Department of General Surgery, University of Chicago, Oak Park, IL, USA

    Mauricio Ramirez

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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella

  2. University of Chicago Pritzker School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Marco G. Patti

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Borraez, B., Ramirez, M., Patti, M.G. (2015). Patient Positioning. In: Fisichella, P., Patti, M. (eds) Atlas of Esophageal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13015-6_5

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