ReviewGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2016
Thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with situs inversus totalis: a case report and literature review.
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- Radical radiation therapy for esophageal carcinoma in situs inversus totalis with the history of surgery for lung cancer: a case report.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis through a total of five ports.Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi · 2022Article
- Total minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy in an esophageal cancer patient with situs inversus totalis: A case report.Thoracic cancer · 2021Article
- Operative Challenges with Minimally Invasive McKeown Esophagostomy with Two-Field Lymphadenectomy in a Case of Situs Inversus Totalis with Carcinoma Esophagus: A Case Report with Review of the Literature.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2020Article
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy with intrathoracic anastomosis in a situs inversus totalis patient.Journal of surgical case reports · 2020Article
- Gastric cancer with situs inversus totalis: does it really create difficulties for surgeons?Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2018Article
- Thoracoscopic surgery in the prone position for esophageal cancer in patients with situs inversus totalis: A report of two cases.International journal of surgery case reports · 2017Article
- Bilateral approach for thoracoscopic esophagectomy with lymph node dissection in the dorsal area of the thoracic aorta in patients with esophageal cancer: A report of two cases.International journal of surgery case reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
A 63-year-old male visited our hospital, complaining of discomfort when swallowing. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 2 tumor in the middle thoracic esophagus, which was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma by endoscopic biopsy. Computed tomography revealed situs inversus totalis (SIT). We assessed the relationship of the esophagus with neighboring organs using preoperative three-dimensional imaging. We performed thoracoscopic esophagectomy with radical lymph node dissection in the right decubitus position and hand-assisted laparoscopic gastric mobilization in the supine position. The definitive diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma, pT2N1M0, pStage IIB according to the Union for International Cancer Control. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and 5 years post-operation, he is alive without recurrence. In SIT patients, surgical procedures are difficult because of anatomic transposition. Three-dimensional imaging effectively assesses the anatomical structure and contributes to safer thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer patients with SIT. Relevant literature is also discussed and reviewed.
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