Transthoracic Esophagectomy with Extensive Lymphadenectomy for Cancer of the Middle Thoracic Esophagus: Japanese Standard Procedure

Nobutoshi Ando, MD, FACS; Soji Ozawa, MD, FACS; Yokuh Kitagawa, MD; Masaki Kitajima, MD, FACS

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-2154
Year Produced: 2001
Length: 12 min.


The patient is a 53 year old female who complained of dysphasia for two months. Esophagogram showed a 5 cm long, irregular defect in the middle thoracic esophagus. The chest CT suggested the main lesion to be a T3 esophageal tumor.