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.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
robot assisted
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
patients undergoing
risk factors
rectal cancer
prostate cancer
intensive care unit
radical prostatectomy