Predictors of the difficulty of transcervical subcarinal lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer.
Hirotaka FurukeHirotaka KonishiHitoshi FujiwaraAtsushi ShiozakiTakuma OhashiHiroki ShimizuTomohiro AritaYusuke YamamotoRyo MorimuraYoshiaki KuriuHisashi IkomaTakeshi KubotaKazuma OkamotoEigo OtsujiPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2023)
The cervical angle, aorta distance, and middle thoracic tumor may predict the difficulty of transcervical SCLN dissection. In difficult cases, a transhiatal approach should be combined for complete SCLN dissection.