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Minimally invasive esophagectomy performed with the patient in a prone position: a systematic review.
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- Near-infrared fluorescent clip-guided navigation in robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a single-center feasibility study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Risk Factors for Mediastinal Lymph-Node Metastasis in Siewert Type I/II Esophagogastric Junction Cancers.Cancers · 2026Article
- A bibliometric analysis of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (2005-2024): mapping the knowledge landscape and future trends.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Four-Point Support Frame Positioning for Obese Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. A Preliminary Institutional Experience.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2026Article
- Current advances and challenges in minimally invasive esophagectomy.International journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Comparison of COSurgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- A comparative study of indocyanine green instillation in inguinal node versus foot web space using da Vinci indocyanine green FireFly™ technology in identifying thoracic duct during robotic-assisted transthoracic oesophagectomy.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2024Article
- Thoracoscopic McKeown esophagectomy in a patient with an azygos lobe.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Efficacy and complications of single-port thoracoscopic minimally invasive esophagectomy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a single-center experience.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Usefulness of three-dimensional thoracoscope for prone position thoracoscopic esophagectomy improves mediastinal lymph node dissection and prognosis for esophageal cancer.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Near-infrared fluorescence-assisted thoracoscopic diverticulectomy of esophageal diverticulum: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Usefulness of prone-position computed tomography as preoperative simulation prior to thoracoscopic esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2021Article
- Clinical impacts of magnetic resonance thoracic ductography on preventing postoperative chylothorax after thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2021Article
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- Thoracic duct identification with indocyanine green fluorescence during minimally invasive esophagectomy with patient in prone position.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2020Article
- Minimal Invasive Esophagectomy-a New Dawn of EsophagealSurgery.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2020Review
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer in Japan.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2020Article
- Learning curve associated with thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer patients in the prone position.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2020Article
- Comparative study of three types of lymphadenectomy along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by minimally invasive esophagectomy.Thoracic cancer · 2020Article
- Predictive factors of difficulty of thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the left decubitus position.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeWe reviewed the surgical results of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, performed with the patient in a prone position (MIE-PP), to assess its benefits.
methodsA systematic literature search was performed, and articles that fully described the surgical results of MIE-PP were selected. Parameters such as operative time, blood loss, and postoperative outcomes were compared with those obtained for open transthoracic esophagectomy (OE) and minimally invasive esophagectomy in a lateral decubitus position (MIE-LP).
resultsThe conversion rate from MIE-PP to open surgery was very low. MIE-PP was associated with longer operative time and lower blood loss than OE. Although studies from a single institution did not show an apparent difference in morbidity or mortality among the three operative groups, results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial showed a reduction in pulmonary infection and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in MIE-PP, compared with OE. The benefits of MIE-PP vs. those of MIE-LP remain controversial.
conclusionTheoretically, the operative results of MIE-PP might be better than those of MIE-LP for patients with esophageal cancer; however, studies have not yet verified this. Further clinical studies are required to establish whether the advantages of MIE-PP can be translated into clinical outcome.
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