Laparoscopic versus open abdominal lymph node dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

• Published in: Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 54; no. 12; pp. 1445 - 1452
• Main Authors: Ofuchi, Takashi, Iwatsuki, Masaaki, Matsumoto, Chihiro, Toihata, Tasuku, Kosumi, Keisuke, Baba, Yoshifumi, Miyamoto, Yuji, Yoshida, Naoya, Baba, Hideo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Abdomen - surgery; Aged; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - mortality; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - pathology; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - surgery; Esophagectomy - methods; Female; Humans; Laparoscopy - methods; Lymph Node Excision - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Propensity Score; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - etiology; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Esophagectomy; Minimal invasive surgery; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Laparoscopic abdominal lymph node dissection; Propensity score matching analysis

Purpose To compare the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic and open abdominal lymph node dissection using propensity score matching (PSM) analysis. Methods The subjects of this retrospective analysis were 459 patients who underwent curative resection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma...