Effect of thoracic cage width on surgery time and postoperative outcome in minimally invasive esophagectomy.

C MannT JezyckiF BerlthE HadzijusufovicE UzunA Mähringer-KunzH LangR KlöcknerPeter Philipp Grimminger

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)

A small thoracic cage width is significantly correlated with longer operation time during thoracic phase of a MIE in Europe, which suggests increased surgical difficulty. Patients with small thoracic cage width may preferably be operated by MIE-experienced surgeons.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
spinal cord
patients undergoing
robot assisted
quality improvement
coronary artery bypass
acute coronary syndrome