Transcervical versus transthoracic minimally invasive esophagectomy: a randomized and controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anatomically, the esophagus is located within the mediastinum, and thus it potentially a transcervical approach for esophagectomy, which avoids thoracic manipulation, could be an alternative to transthoracic esophagectomy for the surgical resection of esophageal cancer. A modified transcervical minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE), laparo-gastroscopic esophagectomy (LGE), was recently introduced using an integrated gastroscope to mobilize the esophagus. As such, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is necessary to validate its value compared to transthoracic MIE, which carries a high risk of morbidity due to thoracic manipulation.

Methods

This prospective study plans to enroll patients with resectable esophageal cancer with a pathological diagnosis of squamous ce

SUBMITTER: Lin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073779 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature