Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Provides Better Short- and Long-Term Outcomes Than Open Esophagectomy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer.
Masayoshi TerayamaAkihiko OkamuraKengo KuriyamaNaoki TakahashiMasahiro TamuraJun KanamoriYu ImamuraMasayuki WatanabePublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2024)
For the patients with cT3-4 tumors, MIE showed fewer postoperative complications, better locoregional control, and better prognosis than OE. Compared with OE, MIE is beneficial, especially for locally advanced ESCC.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- robot assisted
- locally advanced
- rectal cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- computed tomography
- image quality
- dual energy
- radiation therapy
- contrast enhanced
- phase ii study
- positron emission tomography
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance imaging
- lymph node
- weight loss
- glycemic control
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- pet ct