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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2014; 20(35): 12701-12703
Published online Sep 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12701
Published online Sep 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12701
Successful esophagectomy in a patient with combined esophageal cancer and hemophilia B
Guo-Fei Zhang, Ying Chai, Wen-Shan Li, Gang Shen, Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Lian-Sheng Huang, Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang GF, Chai Y, Li WS and Huang LS collected the data, performed the treatment, and wrote the paper; Shen G was responsible for writing the paper and supervised the study.
Correspondence to: Gang Shen, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejing Province, China. zycszju@yahoo.com
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Received: March 24, 2014
Revised: April 29, 2014
Accepted: June 12, 2014
Published online: September 21, 2014
Revised: April 29, 2014
Accepted: June 12, 2014
Published online: September 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: The incidence of complications, such as hemorrhage, in operations for esophageal cancer is high, even with minimally invasive surgery. Without the appropriate interventions, the risk of major intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage is very high in patients with esophageal cancer and hemophilia. We report the case of a 45-year-old man with esophageal cancer and hemophilia B who underwent a successful hybrid, minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy with appropriate perioperative management.