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Thoracoscopic repair of a spontaneous perforation of the esophagus with the endoscopic suturing device  Yoshifumi Ikeda, MD, Masanori Niimi, MD, PhD,

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1 Thoracoscopic repair of a spontaneous perforation of the esophagus with the endoscopic suturing device  Yoshifumi Ikeda, MD, Masanori Niimi, MD, PhD, Yuzo Sasaki, MD, Tomoo Shatari, MD, Hiroshi Takami, MD, Susumu Kodaira, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 121, Issue 1, Pages (January 2001) DOI: /mtc Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 A meglumine diatrizoate esophagogram showing left-sided rupture of the lower esophagus and a shifting of the middle third of the esophagus before the operation (A). Seven days after the operation, there was no extravasation, and shifting of the middle third of the esophagus has improved (B). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Under thoracoscopic magnification, the longitudinal tear is shown clearly (A), the perforated site of the esophagus is sutured with the Endo Stitch loading unit device (B), and repair is completed (C). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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