1. Thoracoscopic esophagectomy combined with mediastinoscopy via the neck
Yoshifumi Ikeda, MD, Masanori Niimi, MD, PhD, Shigenao Kan, MD, Hiroshi Takami, MD, Susumu Kodaira, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 73, Issue 4, Pages (April 2002)
DOI: /S (01)

2. Fig 1
The schema of surgical incisions and location of the ports for mediastinoscopic and laparoscopic hand-assisted procedure in a supine position (A), and thoracoscopic procedure in the left lateral decubitus position (B).
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (01) )

3. Fig 2
The left recurrent laryngeal nerve and mediastinal lymph nodes are clearly identified through the mediastinoscope looking from the neck down into the upper mediastinum (A). The lymph nodes surrounding the left recurrent laryngeal nerve can be easily dissected by the thoracoscopic procedure (B).
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (01) )