Core Procedures Transthoracic oesophagectomy Minimally invasive oesophagectomy (MIO) Thoracic lymphadenectomy Embryology The oesophagus develops from the primitive foregut, a ventral diverticulum caudal to the fifth pharyngeal pouch in the third week of gestation. It is initially a single common gastrointestinal…
The extent of lymphadenectomy as part of an esophagectomy for cancer remains a controversial issue. The aggressive nature of the disease often means that both local nodal and distant metastases exist at the time of presentation. As such, locally advanced…
Core Procedures Transthoracic oesophagectomy Minimally invasive oesophagectomy (MIO) Thoracic lymphadenectomy Embryology The oesophagus develops from the primitive foregut, a ventral diverticulum caudal to the fifth pharyngeal pouch in the third week of gestation. It is initially a single common gastrointestinal…