Perioperative Outcomes and Survival of Inflatable Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Selected Esophageal Cancer: A Comparative Study With Propensity-Score Matching Analysis
Perioperative Outcomes and Survival of Inflatable Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Selected Esophageal Cancer: A Comparative Study With Propensity-Score Matching Analysis
Perioperative and oncologic benefits of inflatable video-assisted mediastinoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy (IVMTE) are unclear. This retrospective study aimed to compare the differences in perioperative outcomes and survival between IVMTE and video-assisted McKeown esophagectomy (VME).
Inclusion Criteria:
(I) primary esophageal cancer confirmed by endoscopic biopsy and (II) diagnosed resectable tumors based on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) according to the International Union Against Cancer Tumor, Node, Metastasis (TNM) Classification (8th edition)
Exclusion Criteria:
(I) presence of other advanced malignancies, (II) insufficient clinical data, or (III) postoperative follow-up of less than 12 months.