ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2018
Thoracoscopic esophagectomy with total meso-esophageal excision reduces regional lymph node recurrence.
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- Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Between Robot-Assisted Esophagectomy With Total Mesoesophageal Excision and Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- ASO Author Reflections: Synergizing Robotic Precision with Mesoesophageal Anatomy to Refine Esophageal Cancer Surgery.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- The White Plane in Esophageal Surgery: A Novel Anatomical Landmark with Prognostic Significance.Cancers · 2025Article
- Imaging in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2025Review
- Impact of minimally invasive total mesoesophageal excision and minimally invasive esophagectomy on failure patterns of locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a matched cohort study with long-term follow-up.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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- Outcomes of minimally invasive total mesoesophageal excision: a propensity score-matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Efficacy of enhanced prehabilitation for patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2021Article
- International consensus statement on robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE).Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Review
- Prevention of intra-thoracic recurrent laryngeal nerve injury with robot-assisted esophagectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2020Article
- Postoperative complications of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2020Review
- Mesenteric excision of upper esophagus: a concept for rational anatomical lymphadenectomy of the recurrent laryngeal nodes in thoracoscopic esophagectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeWe investigated the operative outcomes of thoracoscopic esophagectomy (TE) in the prone position, using the concept of total meso-esophageal excision for esophageal cancer.
methodsThe medical records of 140 consecutive patients with esophageal cancer who underwent radical esophagectomy by TE were reviewed retrospectively, and operative outcomes were compared between patients treated before (non-meso-esophagus; non-ME group) and after (ME group) the introduction of total meso-esophageal excision (ME).
resultsThere were no significant differences between the groups in postoperative morbidity (non-ME group vs. ME group, 28.3% vs. 41.4%, p = 0.119), 30-day mortality (non-ME group vs. ME group, 0% vs. 1.1%; p = 0.433), and in-hospital mortality (non-ME group vs. ME group, 1.9% vs. 0%, p = 0.199). Although overall survival and relapse-free survival did not differ significantly between the groups, the overall recurrence rate was significantly lower in the ME group than the non-ME group (non-ME group vs. ME group, 43.4% vs. 23%, p = 0.011). In particular, the rate of regional lymph node recurrence in the mediastinum was lower in the ME group (non-ME group vs. ME group, 11.3% vs. 2.3%; p = 0.026).
conclusionsOur results suggest that the ME procedure might be one of the procedures that reduce regional lymph node recurrence in the mediastinum without any deterioration in short-term outcomes.
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