Postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is associated with pneumonia in minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

Taro OshikiriGosuke TakiguchiHiroshi HasegawaMasashi YamamotoShingo KanajiKimihiro YamashitaTakeru MatsudaTetsu NakamuraSatoshi SuzukiYoshihiro Kakeji
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
There is a strong correlation between RLN palsy and pneumonia in MIE for esophageal cancer. Prevention of RLN palsy may reduce the incidence of pneumonia, leading to better oncological prognosis.