MODEL RELEASED. Oesophageal cancer surgery. Image 12 of 28. Surgeons opening up the chest cavity of a patient being operated on for cancer of the oesophagus (gullet). The operation was carried out in two stages. First was laparoscopic keyhole surgery inside the abdomen,to operate on the lower,abdominal part of the cancer. This was followed by open-chest surgery (thoracotomy,seen here) to remove the cancerous oesophageal tissue and connect the remaining healthy part back to the stomach (oesophago-gastric anastomosis) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
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