ABSTRACT
Laparoscopic vagal-sparing esophagogastrectomy for the treatment of early esophageal cancer has the advantages of minimal invasion,functional sparing and better quality of life,and it can radically resect the tumor.The clinical data of 3 patients in the Daping Hospital of Third Military Medical University and 9 patients in the Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases who received laparoscopic vagal-sparing esophagogastrectomy from September 2009 to August 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.All the 12 patients were followed up for 1-24 months.One patient was complicated with transit hoarseness and 1 with cervical anastomotic fistular,and they were cured by conservative treatment; 1 patient was complicated with cervical anastomotic stricture,and was cured by dilatation for 3 times; no dysphagia and recurrence was observed in the other 9 patients during the follow-up.Laparoscopic vagal-sparing esophagogastrectomy is a good option for early esophageal cancer and benign esophageal diseases.