Role of 3D in minimally invasive esophagectomy.
Alexandros CharalabopoulosBruno LorenziAli KordzadehCheuk-Bong TangSritharan KadirkamanathanNaga Venkatesh JayanthiPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2017)
The barbed knotless suturing technique in MIE is an efficient and safe method of constructing the esophagogastric anastomosis with promising short-term outcomes. A 3D thoracoscopic approach appears to be superior in performing the anastomosis to that of a 2D technique.