Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy with circular stapling anastomosis

Dania Nachira; Alberto Biondi; Domenico D'Ugo; Stefano Margaritora

doi:10.4103/jmas.jmas_184_23

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy with circular stapling anastomosis

J Minim Access Surg. 2024 Oct 1;20(4):460-462. doi: 10.4103/jmas.jmas_184_23. Epub 2024 Jan 19.

Authors

Dania Nachira¹, Alberto Biondi², Domenico D'Ugo², Stefano Margaritora¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'A.Gemelli', IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
² Department of General Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'A.Gemelli', IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Amongst all minimally invasive oesophagectomies, uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) Ivor-Lewis remains the most challenging procedure due to the skills required for performing the intrathoracic anastomosis. We present an easy and safe circular stapling latero-terminal anastomosis for performing uniportal VATS Ivor-Lewis. The patient had an uneventful post-operative recovery and was disease-free 9 months after surgery.