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

• Published in: Surgical endoscopy Vol. 37; no. 11; pp. 8301 - 8308
• Main Authors: Mann, C., Jezycki, T., Berlth, F., Hadzijusufovic, E., Uzun, E., Mähringer-Kunz, A., Lang, H., Klöckner, R., Grimminger, P. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Endoscopy; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal Neoplasms - complications; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophagectomy - methods; Gastroenterology; Gynecology; Hepatology; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Morbidity; Multivariate analysis; Ostomy; Patients; Pneumonia; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Postoperative period; Proctology; Retrospective Studies; Rib Cage; Risk Factors; Robotic surgery; Statistical analysis; Surgeons; Surgery; Thorax; Tomography; Treatment Outcome; MIE; RAMIE; Surgical difficulty; Thoracic cage width; Minimally invasive esophagectomy; Esophageal cancer

Introduction Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophageal cancer is a complex procedure that reduces postoperative morbidity in comparison to open approach. In this study, thoracic cage width as a factor to predict surgical difficulty in MIE was evaluated. Methods All patients of our instit...