A comparison of two methods of lymph node dissection along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve in McKeown minimally invasive esophagectomy

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymph nodes dissection in esophagectomy is an essential procedure for radical resection, which can not only provide more accurate staging but may also improve survival, while it is technically challenging and may lead to recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) paralysis. Numerous efforts have been directed to achieve the dissection of more LNs around the RLN and to lower the incidence of RLN palsy, including Bascule method and modified Bascule method. On this basis, we modified and applied a novel method which involves the en bloc dissection of lymph nodes dissection along the left RLN in McKeown minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE).

Methods

A total of 244 consecutive cases of lymphadenectomy along the left RLN during McKeown MIE at our institution between January 20

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007940 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature