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This video demonstrates the common pitfalls of robot-assisted esophagectomy and presents tips and techniques to performing the Ivor Lewis and McKeown procedures. To begin making the conduit, it is advisable to begin at the lesser...
Objective: This video demonstrates the technique for performing a trans-thoracic robot-assisted esophageal diverticulectomy and Heller myotomy. Technique: The patient was a 68-year-old gentleman with Parkinson’s disease who had difficulty swallowing....
Case This video presents the case of an 82-year-old male with history of HTN, atrial fibrillation, and skin cancer. He had recently quit smoking after a 30 pack per year...
Objective This video demonstrates a robot-assisted Nissen fundoplication through a trans-abdominal approach. History A 41-year-old male presented with a 20-year history of gastroesophageal reflux disease and associated reflux laryngitis. His...
In 2011, the patient, a 29-year-old male, presented to an outside facility with atypical chest pain. A chest x-ray revealed a right paratracheal mass. An MRI showed a 5 x...