Video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy and radical lymph node dissection for XXXX . A series of 75 cases.

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BACKGROUND: The efficacy of thoracoscopic radical esophagectomy for @entity5 has yet to be established, mainly because previous reports have not included a sufficient number of cases. METHODS: Seventy-five treatment-naive @entity1 with @entity418 without contiguous spread underwent esophageal mobilization and extensive mediastinal lymphadenectomy through a 5-cm mini-thoracotomy and four trocar ports. RESULTS: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed without major @entity3816 or emergency conversion to open surgery. We retrieved 34.1+/-13.0 mediastinal nodes, including 11.5+/-3.8 tracheobronchial nodes and 6.2+/-3.0 recurrent laryngeal nodes. Mean time of operation and @entity190 were less in the last 39 @entity1 than the first 36 (186.7+/-25.3 min and 165.4+/-101.8 g vs 270. 2+/-96.0 min and 421.5+/-31.2 g, respectively: p <0.0001 and p <0.001). Pulmonary morbidity was 5% in the later 39 @entity1 . Survival was 90%, 80%, and 57% at 1, 2, and 5 years after surgery. CONCLUSION: Thoracoscopic radical esophagectomy has less morbidity and comparable survival to conventional surgery, after a moderate amount of experience. Mini-thoracotomy is essential to perform the procedure safely and effectively.
