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Thoracoscopic approach: esophageal resection below the azygos vein arch.
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He underwent a minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy (laparoscopy + right lateral thoracoscopy) with a mechanical termino-lateral esophago-gastric upper thoracic anastomosis (at approximately 24/25 cm from the incisors) (Figs. 1, 2).
Thoracoscopic approach: esophago-gastric termino-lateral mechanical anastomosis.
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He underwent a minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy (laparoscopy + right lateral thoracoscopy) with a mechanical termino-lateral esophago-gastric upper thoracic anastomosis (at approximately 24/25 cm from the incisors) (Figs. 1, 2).
Esophagectomy specimen.
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The examination of esophagectomy specimen (Fig. 3) showed a squamous cell carcinoma in situ (verrucous type) of the distal esophagus with areas of high dysplasia and extensive diffuse squamous papillomatosis.