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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2015; 21(37): 10675-10682
Published online Oct 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i37.10675
Published online Oct 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i37.10675
Three-dimensional vs two-dimensional video assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for patients with esophageal cancer
Zhao Li, Xiong Qin, Bin-Bin Xu, Yu-Dong Han, Si-Da Liu, Wen-Zhuo Zhu, Ming-Zheng Peng, Qiang Lin, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
Jing-Pei Li, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Li Z and Li JP contributed equally to this work; Li Z, Li JP and Xu BB collected and analyzed the data; Li Z and Qin X drafted the manuscript; Han YD and Liu SD provided analytical oversight; Peng MZ offered technical and material support; Li Z and Lin Q supervised the study and provided administrative support; all authors have read and approved the final version to be published.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Clinical Ethics Committee of Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest is declared.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Qiang Lin, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Hai Ning Road, Shanghai 200080, China. xklinqiang@hotmail.com
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Received: April 20, 2015
Peer-review started: April 21, 2015
First decision: June 19, 2015
Revised: July 8, 2015
Accepted: August 31, 2015
Article in press: August 31, 2015
Published online: October 7, 2015
Peer-review started: April 21, 2015
First decision: June 19, 2015
Revised: July 8, 2015
Accepted: August 31, 2015
Article in press: August 31, 2015
Published online: October 7, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Minimally invasive esophagectomy has been the predominant option for esophageal cancers. However, conventional two-dimensional video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (2D-VATE) is limited in its operating fields and disturbed eye-hand coordination, which may hamper necessary lymph node dissection and increase chances of surgical-related trauma. The introduction of 3D-VATE with 24-fold magnified view is designed to overcome such disadvantages. However, the benefits of 3D-VATE over 2D-VATE have not been fully studied in terms of surgical outcomes. This work, to our knowledge, is for the first time to report the definitive advantages of 3D-VATE in short-term outcomes.