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Digital Analysis of Immunostaining of ZW10 Interacting Protein in Human Lung Tissues

The purpose of this study is to introduce a methodology of the immunostaining of human lung tissues, followed by whole-slide digital scanning and image ...

Renmin hospital of Wuhan university

The number of patients developing esophageal cancer after gastrectomy has increased. However, gastric remnant is very rarely used for reconstruction in esophageal cancer surgery because of the risk of anastomotic leakage resulting from insufficient blood flow. We present a case of esophageal cancer using gastric remnant for esophageal substitution after distal gastrectomy in a 57-year-old man who presented with a 1-month history of mild dysphagia and a background history of alcohol abuse. Gastroscopy showed a 1.2 cm × 1.0 cm bulge tumor of the lower third esophagus with the upper margin located 39 cm from the dental arcade. Computed tomography of the chest showed lower third esophageal wall thickening. The patient underwent en bloc radical esophagectomy with a two-field lymph node dissection of the upper abdomen and mediastinum via a left-sided posterolateral thoracotomy through the seventh intercostal space. The upper end of the esophagus was resected 5 cm above the tumor. The gastric remnant was used for reconstruction of the esophago-gastrostomy and placed in the left thoracic cavity. The patient started a liquid diet on postoperative day 8 and was discharged on the 10(th) postoperative day without complications. In this report, we demonstrate that the gastric remnant may be used for reconstruction in patients with esophageal cancer as a substitute organ after distal gastrectomy.

Esophageal reconstruction with remnant stomach: a case report and review of literature.

Standard thoracotomy has been considered as the classic approach and only choice for the diagnosis and treatment of certain thoracic diseases especially in patients with peripheral lung cancer. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a new minimally invasive thoracic surgery through small incisions in the intercostal muscle of chest wall by using modern camera technology, high-tech equipment and surgical instrument. Consequently, VATS has become the preferred main method for peripheral lung cancer in the last two decades. The aim of the present paper is to describe and discuss the operative techniques of VATS for right upper lobectomy (RUL). 

VATS right upper lobectomy.

We report the use of gastric remnant for esophageal substitution after distal gastrectomy in a 53-year-old man with esophageal cancer. This patient had a 4-month history of progressive dysphagia for solid food. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed a 7.0 cm bulge tumor in the middle-lower esophagus, wherein the upper margin was located 28 cm from the dental arcade. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed wall thickening in the middle-lower esophagus. In this case, radical en bloc esophagectomy with a two-field lymph node dissection was performed in the upper abdomen and mediastinum via a posterolateral right thoracotomy through the fifth intercostal space. Esophagogastric anastomosis was performed mechanically in the apex of the chest using a circular stapler. The gastric remnant was used for reconstruction of the esophago-gastrostomy and placed in the right thoracic cavity. The patient was discharged on the 12th postoperative day without complications. The gastric remnant may be used for reconstruction in patients with esophageal cancer as a substitute organ after distal gastrectomy. 

Xie Song-ping

Department of Thoracic Surgery

Renmin hospital of Wuhan university

Digital Analysis of Immunostaining of ZW10 Interacting Protein in Human Lung Tissues

Xie Song-ping

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Renmin hospital of Wuhan university

Digital Analysis of Immunostaining of ZW10 Interacting Protein in Human Lung Tissues

Department of Thoracic Surgery