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From: Thoracoscopic esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer in a patient with a double aortic arch: a report of a case

Fig. 3

Intraoperative findings of trans-cervical upper mediastinal lymph node dissection in the preceding cervical procedure. Green arrows indicate the recurrent laryngeal nerves. We were able to identify the bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerves ascending along the trachea and esophagus just like the typical left recurrent laryngeal nerve. Eso, esophagus; Lt./Rt. RLN, left/right recurrent laryngeal nerve; Tra, trachea

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