Short-term clinical effects of robot-assisted esophagectomy with thoracic duct resection

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether extended robot-assisted esophagectomy with thoracic duct resection (RAE-TDR) has a favorable effect on esophageal cancer patients is not yet known. This study sought to analyze the safety and efficiency of RAE-TDR.

Methods

From January 2019 to July 2020, 73 thoracic duct (TD)-resected and 127 TD-preserved consecutive patients who received standard RAE McKeown surgery were enrolled in this study. The perioperative-related indicators of recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) at 1-year were compared between the 2 groups.

Results

In relation to morbidity, the Clavien–Dindo (CD) classifications for grades greater than or equal to II–III were similar between the 2 groups (P>0.05). The number of retrieved total lymph nodes (LNs) and

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007922 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature