ReviewAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2020
Postoperative complications of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
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- Effects of different rehabilitation strategies on physical function and complications in postoperative patients with esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Mediastinal Lymph-Node Metastasis in Siewert Type I/II Esophagogastric Junction Cancers.Cancers · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of 23-mm circular stapled cervical anastomosis after esophagectomy.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive oesophagectomy for corrosive oesophageal strictures - A single-centre experience from central India.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2026Article
- Single-incision versus multi-incision minimally invasive esophagectomy with different reconstruction routes for esophageal cancer: a retrospective propensity-weighted analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Organ preservation in esophageal cancer treatment, is it time now?World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Outcomes and predictive factors in post-surgical resection of sT4a esophageal cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Impact of preoperative diastolic dysfunction on short-term outcomes following robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE).Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer undergoing single-port and four-port thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a single-center experience.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Surgical Timing and Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer: Insights from One- and Two-Stage Esophagectomies in a Polish Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The comparison of uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for esophageal cancer: a propensity-weighted analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Modification of the lesser curvature incision line enhanced gastric conduit perfusion as determined by indocyanine green fluorescence imaging and decreased the incidence of anastomotic leakage following esophagectomy.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2025Article
- Essential updates 2022/2023: Recent advances in perioperative management of esophagectomy to improve operative outcomes.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2024Review
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- Changes in and clinical utility of maximum phonation time and repetitive saliva swallowing test scores after esophagectomy.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2024Article
- Comment on The Association Between Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training Variables and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Subjects With Esophageal Cancer.Respiratory care · 2024Article
- Understanding Post-Esophagectomy Complications and Their Management: The Early Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Surgical outcomes of 500 robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomies for esophageal carcinoma.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Immediate Postoperative High Syndecan-1 is Associated with Short-Term Morbidity and Mortality After Robot-Assisted Esophagectomy: A Prospective Observational Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Observational
- Old age and intense chemotherapy exacerbate negative prognostic impact of postoperative complication on survival in patients with esophageal cancer who received neoadjuvant therapy: a nationwide study from 85 Japanese esophageal centers.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2023Article
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Abstract
Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has been performed increasingly more frequently for the treatment of esophageal cancer, ever since it was first described in 1992. However, the incidence of postoperative complications of MIE has not yet been well-characterized, because (a) there are few reports of studies with a sufficient sample size, (b) a variety of minimally invasive surgical techniques are used, and (c) there are few reports in which an established system for classifying the severity of complications is examined. According to an analysis performed by the Esophageal Complications Consensus Group, the most common complications of MIE are pneumonia, arrhythmia, anastomotic leakage, conduit necrosis, chylothorax, and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Therefore, we decided to focus on these complications. We selected 48 out of 1245 reports of studies (a) that included more than 50 patients each, (b) in which the esophagectomy technique used was clearly described, and (c) in which the complications were adequately described. The overall incidences of the postoperative complications of MIE for esophageal cancer were analyzed according to the MIE technique adopted, that is, McKeown MIE, Ivor Lewis MIE, robotic-assisted McKeown MIE, robotic-assisted Ivor Lewis MIE, or mediastinoscopic transmediastinal esophagectomy. Pneumonia, arrhythmia, anastomotic leakage, and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy occurred at an incidence rate of about 10% each; Ivor Lewis MIE was associated with a relatively low incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. It is important to recognize that the incidences of complications of MIE are influenced by the MIE technique adopted and the extent of lymph node dissection.
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