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Prevalence of recurrent nerve injury among esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Prakasini Satapathy, Abhay M Gaidhane, Nasir Vadia, Soumya V Menon, Kattela Chennakesavulu, Rajashree Panigrahi, Ganesh Bushi, Mahendra Singh, Sanjit Sah, Awakash Turkar and 3 more

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Review in Surgery open science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Prakasini SatapathyCenter for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Abhay M GaidhaneJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, and Global Health Academy, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India.
Nasir VadiaMarwadi University Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marwadi University, Rajkot 360003, Gujarat, India.
Soumya V MenonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Sciences, JAIN (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Kattela ChennakesavuluDepartment of Chemistry, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rajashree PanigrahiDepartment of Microbiology, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India.
Ganesh BushiChitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh 174103, India.
Mahendra SinghDepartment of Biotechnology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Clement Town, Dehradun 248002, India.
Sanjit SahDepartment of Paediatrics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Pimpri, Pune 411018, Maharashtra, India.
Awakash TurkarCentre Centre for Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.
S Govinda RaoDepartment of Data Science, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bachupally, Hyderabad 500 090, Telangana, India.
Khang Wen GohFaculty of Data Science and Information Technology, INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia.
Muhammed ShabilUniversity Center for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal cancer remains a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and esophagectomy is a primary curative treatment for localized disease. However, recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is a common and impactful complication that can impair vocal cord function, increase aspiration risk, and hinder postoperative recovery. To quantify its prevalence and explore contributing factors, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis including 24 studies and 6015 patients. The overall pooled prevalence of RLN injury was 18.36 % (95 % CI, 11.50 %-28.00 %), with substantial heterogeneity (I

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Esophageal cancerEsophagectomyMinimally invasive surgeryRecurrent laryngeal nerve injuryRobotic surgery

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PMID40697900
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