The impact of thoracic duct resection on the long-term body composition of patients who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and survived without recurrence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We have reported the possible benefits of radical esophagectomy with thoracic duct (TD) resection in elective esophageal cancer surgery. However, the effect of TD resection on the long-term nutrition status remains unclear.

Methods

Patients who underwent esophagectomy at Keio University between January 2006 and December 2018 were included, and those who had no recurrence for more than three years were evaluated. Changes in each body composition (muscle mass and body fat) were comparatively assessed between those who underwent TD resection or not, before and at, one, three and five years after surgery. Computed tomography images were analyzed on postoperative year 1, 3 and 5.

Results

This study included 217 patients categorized in the TD-resected (TD-R) (156

SUBMITTER: Nishimura E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473448 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature