Figure 3From: Thoracoscopic radical esophagectomy and laparoscopic transhiatal lymph node dissection for superficial esophageal cancer associated with lymph node metastases in the dorsal area of the thoracic aorta Schematic illustration of the mini-laparotomyand the port sites in the hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery. Small and large dots indicate the 5 mm and 12 mm ports, respectively. Dot line indicates the mini-laparotomy.Back to article page