Masashi Takeuchi, Hideki Endo, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Satoru Matsuda, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Shingo Kanaji, Hiraku Kumamaru, Hiroaki Miyata, Hideki Ueno, Yasuyuki Seto, Masayuki Watanabe, Yuichiro Doki, Yuko Kitagawa
INTRODUCTION: There remains a lack of evidence regarding the optimal abdominal approach, including laparoscopy, hand-assisted, and open laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy. We aimed to compare the incidence of postoperative complications, particularly pulmonary complications, between laparoscopy and open laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy using nationwide Japanese databases. METHODS: Data from patients in the National Clinical Database (NCD) who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer were analyzed...
December 1, 2023: Esophagus: Official Journal of the Japan Esophageal Society