Esophagectomy after pneumonectomy: a surgical challenge.

Reardon, M J; Estrera, A L; Conklin, L D; Reardon, P R; Brunicardi, F C; Beall, A C · Ann Thorac Surg · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Esophagectomy after pneumonectomy has been reported rarely, and the surgical approach presents a challenge. We report a case of a transthoracic esophagectomy in a 54-year-old man who had undergone right pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer 16 years previously.

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