MODEL RELEASED. Oesophageal cancer surgery. Image 8 of 28. Surgeon using a syringe to flush out the intestines while using laparoscopic tools inside the abdomen of a patient being operated on for cancer of the oesophagus (gullet). This flushing dilates the intestines,making it easier to advance the instruments and tubes being used. The operation was carried out in two stages. First was laparoscopic keyhole surgery inside the abdomen (seen here),to operate on the lower,abdominal part of the cancer. This was followed by open-chest surgery (thoracotomy) to remove the cancerous oesophageal tissue and connect the remaining healthy part back to the stomach (oesophago-gastric anastomosis) | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
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