Video-assisted mediastinoscopic and laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

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BACKGROUND: Mediastinoscopy was originally applied for lymph node biopsy and mediastinal tumor resection. Improved video imaging with spreadable working channels enabled mediastinoscopy for inspection and tissue biopsy in the superior mediastinum but it is rarely used in minimally invasive esophageal cancer surgery. In this prospective trial, the practicability and security of spreadable video-assisted mediastinoscopic combined with laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy (VAME) with video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (VATE) were compared.

METHODS: A total of 200 eligible patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were randomly divided into VAME or VATE groups. Early postoperative outcomes and lymph node dissection between the two groups were compared.

RESULTS: The operation time was significantly shorter (164.3 ± 47.0 min vs. 265.4 ± 47.2 min, P < 0.001), the number of dissected lymph nodes was less (15.8 ± 4.5 vs. 20.3 ± 6.5, P < 0.001), and the intraoperative blood loss was also significantly reduced (94.7 ± 56.7 mL vs. 184.4 ± 65.2 mL, P < 0.001) in the VAME compared to the VATE group, respectively. The incidence of pneumonia was lower (7% vs. 29%; P < 0.001) and the length of hospital stay was shorter in the VAME group compared to the VATE group (18.0 ± 7.6 days vs. 23.2 ± 7.2, P < 0.001, respectively). The chyle leak incidence appeared to be lower in the VAME group but statistical significance was not reached (1% vs. 4%; P = 0.369). There were no differences in the incidence of anastomotic leakages and recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis between the groups. No 30-day mortality occurred in any of the cases.

CONCLUSION: VAME appears to be a practicable and secure method for esophagectomy but needs further proof of concept.

CLINICAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR1900022797.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Surgical endoscopy - 36(2022), 6 vom: 26. Juni, Seite 4207-4214

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shi, Kefeng [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Rulin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Baoping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Guolei [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Binbin [VerfasserIn]
Hua, Xionghuai [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Esophageal cancer
Esophagectomy
Journal Article
Laparoscopy
Mediastinoscopy
Randomized Controlled Trial
Video-assisted thoracoscopy

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Date Completed 12.05.2022

Date Revised 22.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ChiCTR: ChiCTR1900022797

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00464-021-08754-x

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NLM331835924