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01-12-2017 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Comparison between neck-first approach and thoracic approach during thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Authors: Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Tsutomu Namikawa, Jun Iwabu, Kazune Fujisawa, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki

Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery | Issue 8/2017

Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to compare the outcomes of the prior cervical and thoracic approaches of thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position for esophageal cancer.

Methods

We reviewed the records of 103 consecutive patients who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position for esophageal cancer. Seventy-four patients underwent the prior cervical approach (Cervical group); the other 29 underwent the thoracic approach (Thoracic group). The perioperative outcomes of the two groups were compared.

Results

Total operative time and volume of blood loss were not different between the two groups, but the median thoracoscopic time was significantly longer in the Thoracic group than in the Cervical group (296 vs. 210 min; P < 0.001). The incidence of recurrent nerve palsy was not different; however, the incidence of the postoperative pneumonia tended to be higher in the Thoracic group than in the Cervical group (20.7 vs. 10.8%; P = 0.188), and the duration of postoperative hospital stay was significantly longer in the Thoracic group than in the Cervical group (22 vs. 17 days; P = 0.032).

Conclusion

Patients who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position via the prior cervical approach had better short-term outcomes than those who underwent the thoracic approach.

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Title: Comparison between neck-first approach and thoracic approach during thoracoscopic esophagectomy
Authors: Hiroyuki Kitagawa
Tsutomu Namikawa
Jun Iwabu
Kazune Fujisawa
Michiya Kobayashi
Kazuhiro Hanazaki
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 1435-2443
Electronic ISSN: 1435-2451
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-017-1637-y

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