Minimally invasive esophagectomy is surgery to remove part or
all of the esophagus This is the tube that moves food from your
throat to your stomach. After it is removed, the esophagus is
rebuilt from part of your stomach or part of your large
intestine. Minimally invasive esophagectomy; Robotic
esophagectomy; Removal of the esophagus - minimally invasive;
Achalasia - esophagectomy; Barrett esophagus - esophagectomy
There are many ways to do this surgery. Talk with your doctor
about which type of surgery is best for you. It will depend on
where in your esophagus the cancer is, how much it has spread,
and how healthy you are. Laparoscopy is one way to do this
surgery: The surgeon will make three to four small cuts in your
upper belly, chest, or lower neck. These cuts will be less than
½-inch long. The laparoscope, with a camera on the end, will be
inserted through one of the cuts into your upper belly. Video
from the camera will appear on a monitor in the operating room.
Other medical instruments will be inser