Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in patients with a history of total pharyngolaryngectomy: a Japanese nationwide retrospective cohort study.
Akihiko OkamuraMasayuki WatanabeJun OkuiKengo KuriyamaOsamu ShiraishiTakanori KurogochiTetsuya AbeHiroshi SatoHiroshi MiyataYoshihiko KawaguchiYusuke SatoHiroaki NaganoShinsuke TakenoMasanobu NakajimaKentaro MatsuoKentaro MurakamiKatsushi TakebayashiSohei MatsumotoTomoyuki OkumuraYoshihiro KakejiKoji KonoNobuhiko OridateYasushi TohHiroya TakeuchiYukio Katorinull nullPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2024)
In our cohort, anastomotic leakage occurred more frequently after McKeown than Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy, and almost half of patients in the McKeown group experienced leakage. Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy is preferred for decreasing anastomotic leakage when oncologically and technically feasible.