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case_images: Preoperative contrast CT (see comments in the text).
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case_images: CT scan confirmed the diagnosis, showing 33 x 29 x 55 mm tumor of the middle third of the esophagus intensively and irregularly absorbing contrast (Fig. 1).
case_images: The double-lumen endotracheal tube blue bronchial cuff is seen in the right main bronchus through the rupture.
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case_images: The first rupture with sizes of 15 mm was situated in the area of the left main bronchus right below the tracheal bifurcation (Fig. 2).
case_images: The tracheal cuff is seen in the trachea through the 30 mm rupture.
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case_images: Another defect was located on the membranous part of the trachea and had the size of 30 mm (Fig. 3).
case_images: The ruptures are sewn with Stratafix 3.0 suture.
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case_images: The intraoperative ruptures were sewn on an endotracheal tube using continuous Stratafix 3.0 suture (Fig. 4).
case_images: Thoracoscopic hand-sewn esophagogastroanastomosis.
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case_images: The esophagogastroanastomosis was performed using V-loc 2.0 suture at the level of the pleural dome (Fig. 5).
case_images: Postoperative esophagogram with Urografin swallow.
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case_images: On the 10th day after the surgery an esophagogram with liquid contrast (Urografin) was performed (Fig. 6).