Minimally invasive esophageal resection and intrathoracic anastomosis for lower thoracic esophageal cancer with single position

Esophagectomy is a complex surgery aiming to remove an esophageal tumour and to create a new gastric tube, and the adoption of minimally invasive esophagectomy with chest anastomosis has increased worldwide due to the advantages of endoscopic techniques (1,2). We describe our use of laparoscopy and thoracoscopy to treat the lower thoracic esophageal cancer with single-position, and it shows the advantages on not only the preparation of the gastric tube and the mobilisation of the esophagus, but also the intrathoracic anastomosis of the esophagogastrostomy can be performed in a comfortable way