Research of combination technique of single-port transumbiclical laparoscopy and thoracoscopy with a single operating port for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction        ZHAO Jun-gang, LU Ji-bin, TANG Jun, et al. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
Corresponding author: LU Ji-bin, E-mail: zhaojg@sj-hospital.org
Abstract    Objective    To investigate the treatment of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) by combination technique of single-port transumbiclical laparoscopy and thoracoscopy with a single operating port. Methods    A total of 3 patients with AEG were performed minimally invasive surgery between March 2010 and June 2011 at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University. All the patients were treated by single-port transumbilical laparoscopy for gastric mobilization and thoracoscopy for esophageal mobilizatiom. Intrathoracic esophagogastrostomy was accomplished by the OrVil system. Results    All patients had a little degree of pain, and were ambulation on the first day after operation, and were pulled out the drainage tubes on the fourth day after operation, and took food on the seventh day after operation. All patients discharged with recovery. Conclusion    The technique of combination of the single-port transumbilical laparoscopy and the thoracoscopy using single operating port will be the more minimally invasive surgery for treating AEG.