Hirotaka Furuke, Hirotaka Konishi, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Atsushi Shiozaki, Takuma Ohashi, Hiroki Shimizu, Tomohiro Arita, Yusuke Yamamoto, Ryo Morimura, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Hisashi Ikoma, Takeshi Kubota, Kazuma Okamoto, Eigo Otsuji
BACKGROUND: Transmediastinal radical esophagectomy (TME) is a new minimally invasive approach without thoracotomy. However, the transcervical dissection of subcarinal lymph nodes (SCLN) is challenging. The shape or narrowness of the mediastinal space, particularly around the aortic arch to the tracheal bifurcation, may increase the difficulty of this procedure. The present study aimed to clarify predictors of the difficulty of transcervical SCLN dissection. METHODS: Patients who underwent TME between 2016 and 2019 were included (n = 126)...
January 9, 2023: Esophagus: Official Journal of the Japan Esophageal Society