Thoracoscopic esophagectomy with subcarinal lymph node dissection in the prone position for esophageal cancer with a right superior pulmonary vein anomaly: a case report

Surgical Case Reports

Table 1 Review of previous literature about esophagectomy with a RSPV anomaly

Year	Author	Age	Sex	Origin of anomaly of RSPV	Preoperative recognition (Yes/No)	Operative method	Preservation (Yes/No)
2003	Matsubara	57	M	Right upper lobe	No	Thoracotomy	Yes
2015	Fujiwara et al.	51	M	S2	No	Thoracoscopy (left decubitus)	Yes
2016	Shiozaki et al.	74	M	right upper lobe	No	Laparoscopy (transhiatal)	Yes
2016	Our case	61	M	S2	Yes	Thoracoscopy (prone)	Yes

RSPV right superior pulmonary vein, S2 posterior segment of the right upper lobe