ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2026
Risks and Benefits of Feeding Enterostomy Creation During Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis Using the Japanese National Clinical Database.
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Background: Feeding enterostomy is commonly created during minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE); however, its short-term impact remains unclear. Methods: We analyzed 19 054 patients who underwent MIE for esophageal or esophagogastric junction cancer during 2019-2022. Inverse probability of treatment weighting was applied to balance baseline characteristics, and G-computation was used to estimate adjusted risks and means and their differences. A secondary analysis was performed to compare gastrostomy and jejunostomy in retrosternal cases. Results: Of 19 054 patients, 4599 (24.1%) received a feeding enterostomy. After adjustment, the primary outcome, postoperative bowel obstruction, did not differ significantly between enterostomy group and no-enterostomy group (+0.2%, Conclusion: Feeding enterostomy during MIE may confer benefits (e.g., reduced delayed gastric emptying and deep vein thrombosis) but is also associated with increased postoperative complications. Routine or uniform placement of a feeding enterostomy should be avoided, and gastrostomy may be preferable in retrosternal reconstruction.
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