Illuminated Transhiatal Retractor for Mediastinal Dissection During Transhiatal Esophagectomy

Evgeny V Arshava; Andrey E Arshava; John C Keech; Ronald J Weigel; Kalpaj R Parekh

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.076

Illuminated Transhiatal Retractor for Mediastinal Dissection During Transhiatal Esophagectomy

Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan;109(1):e67-e69. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.076. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

Authors

Evgeny V Arshava¹, Andrey E Arshava², John C Keech³, Ronald J Weigel³, Kalpaj R Parekh³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Electronic address: evgeny-arshava@uiowa.edu.
² West High School, Iowa City, Iowa.
³ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.

PMID: 31520631
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.076

Abstract

Esophagectomy following preoperative chemoradiation provides the best outcomes in the treatment of early stage esophageal carcinoma. The exposure of the mediastinum during transhiatal esophagectomy is limited. We describe our technique of mediastinal dissection during the transhiatal esophagectomy using a newly developed transhiatal retractor.

MeSH terms

Dissection / instrumentation*
Equipment Design
Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
Esophagectomy / instrumentation*
Esophagectomy / methods
Humans
Lighting
Mediastinum / surgery*