Robotic-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy for cancer: An initial experience.

Background: The morbidity related to radical oesophagectomy can be reduced by adopting minimally invasive techniques. Over 250 thoraco-laparoscopic oesophagectomy (TLE) was done in our centre over the last 15 years, before adopting robotic surgery as the latest innovation in the field of minimally invasive surgery. Here, we share our initial experience of robotic-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIE) for carcinoma oesophagus.

Totally cystic intradural schwannoma in thoracic region.

Spinal schwannomas are benign intradural extramedullary tumors arising from spinal nerve root sheath. They are usually solid or heterogeneously solid. Totally cystic schwannomas are rare entities.

Carotid agenesis with intercavernous anastomosis.

Agenesis of internal carotid artery (ICA) is rare. Association of agenesis with abnormal arterial communication between the cavernous segment of the carotid arteries is extremely rare. We present a case of a middle-aged woman who presented with sudden onset severe holocranial headache.