Essential mineral elements must also be absorbed to maintain normal physiological function and health. The typical diet contains several hundred milligrams per day of macrominerals such as calcium, sodium, potassium,…
Fig. 5.1 Operating room setup for thoracoscopic esophagectomy Fig. 5.2 Port placement for thoracoscopic esophagectomy It is usually not necessary to divide the inferior pulmonary ligament and dissection of the…
Fig. 21.1 Theater organization for laparoscopic low anterior resection The surgeon works from the patient’s right with an assistant to the left of the surgeon and on the left side…
Fig. 23.1 (a) Operative positioning of the patient, the surgical team, and the robot. (b) Trocar positioning of the robotic and assistant ports. A 12-mm camera port (c) is placed…
Fig. 27.1 Operative positioning for TAMIS. (a) The patient is placed in high lithotomy position for posterior lesions. (b) The patient is placed in prone-jackknife position on a split-leg table…
Fig. 11.1 Operative positioning of the patient. The surgeon stands between the legs for most part of the operation Fig. 11.2 Operative placement of ports. Seven ports are utilized and…
Fig. 8.1 Illustration of optimal patient position for MIS-TG. The pt is positioned on a split-leg table allowing the primary surgeon to stand between the patient’s legs and two assistants…
Fig. 3.1 Gastric blood supply and preparation of the stomach for resection and gastric conduit creation Indications for Transhiatal Esophagectomy Indications for transhiatal esophagectomy have been previously reported by Orringer…
Fig. 4.1 Mediastinal and upper abdominal lymph node fields in the en bloc resection. (Shields et al. General Thoracic Surgery vol 2, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005, Fig. 131-21)….
Fig. 1.1 Operative positioning for (a) upper midine laparotomy and (b) right fifth interspace thoracotomy Abdominal Anatomy Knowledge of the upper abdominal anatomy is crucial to safe and effective esophageal…
