Clinical Utility of a Novel Hybrid Position Combining the Left Lateral Decubitus and Prone Positions During Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy

Takuji Kaburagi,Hiroya Takeuchi,Hirofumi Kawakubo,Tai Omori,Soji Ozawa,Yuukou Kitagawa

Clinical Utility of a Novel Hybrid Position Combining the Left Lateral Decubitus and Prone Positions During Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy

2014

Takuji Kaburagi
Hiroya Takeuchi
Hirofumi Kawakubo
Tai Omori
Soji Ozawa
Yuukou Kitagawa

Background We developed a hybrid of the prone and left lateral decubitus positions for thoracoscopic esophagectomy (TE) in 2009. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of applying this novel TE position.

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Left lateral decubitus
Prone position
Esophagectomy
Vocal Cord Palsy
Thoracic duct
Surgery
Left lateral decubitus position
Medicine
thoracoscopic esophagectomy
gastric conduit
Thoracotomy
Thoracoscopy

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