Minimally invasive esophagectomy may contribute to low incidence of postoperative surgical site infection in patients with poor glycemic control.
Taishi YamaneNaoya YoshidaTomo HorinouchiTakeshi MorinagaKojiro EtoKazuto HaradaKatsuhiro OgawaHiroshi SawayamaMasaaki IwatsukiYoshifumi BabaYuji MiyamotoHideo BabaPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)
A high preoperative HbA1c level significantly increased SSI risk after OE but not after MIE. It was suggested that lower invasiveness of MIE could contribute to a low incidence of SSI, even in patients with poor preoperative glycemic control.