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From: Analysis of factors associated with operative difficulty in thoracoscopic esophageal cancer surgery in the left-decubitus position: a single-center retrospective study

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Definition of intrathoracic anatomical parameters. α (mm) = the anteroposterior distance between the front of the vertebral body and front of the aorta; β (mm) = the distance between the center of the vertebral body and center of the aorta; γ (°) = the angle formed at surgeon’s right-hand port site by insertion of lines from the front of the aorta and from the front of vertebrae

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BMC Surgery

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