ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2025
Respiratory complications following minimally invasive esophagectomy: associated factors and predictive value of lung age.
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- Letter to the Editor: "Respiratory complications following minimally invasive esophagectomy: associated factors and predictive value of lung age".Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Critical appraisal of respiratory complications following minimally invasive esophagectomy associated factors and predictive value of lung age.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Postoperative complications following esophageal surgery are severe, with respiratory complications being the most common. This study aims to evaluate the rate of respiratory complications and related factors post-esophagectomy and lymph node dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Subjects and methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2022 to March 2024 on ESCC who underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy and extended two-field lymph node dissection. Results: Pneumonia was observed in 18 cases (25.7%), with 15 cases recorded as Clavien-Dindo grade II, 2 cases as grade III, and 1 case as grade IV. There were no deaths within 120 days postoperative. Factors significantly affected the respiratory complications, including recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy ( Conclusion: Respiratory complications are common following esophageal cancer surgery, with a rate of 25.7%. Factors affecting the incidence of respiratory complications include RLN palsy, pulmonary age, L-R difference, FEV1, and the obstructive/restrictive lung disease. Lung age and the L-R difference were more predictive of respiratory complications than FEV1, FEV1%, and Tiffeneau index.
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