Objective to study the feasibility of treatment of esophagealdiseases by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
目的探讨胸腔镜治疗食管疾病的可行性，并介绍手术具体操作方法。
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Conclusion Compared to conventional thoracotomy, VATS assisted by gastroscopy for the benign esophagealdiseases has the advantages of less operative trauma and quicker recovery.
结论与常规开胸手术比较，胃镜辅助电视胸腔镜手术治疗食管良性疾病具有创伤小、恢复快的优点。
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At the same time, patients will benefit from advances in RF technologies that will change the standard of care for esophagealdiseases from invasive surgery to therapeutic intervention.