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Minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer
Author(s) -
Greenstein AJ,
Pham T,
Harrison VL,
Sheppard BC,
Hunter JG
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-5910.2010.00048.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagectomy , esophageal cancer , surgery , incidence (geometry) , general surgery , cancer , intensive care medicine , physics , optics
Background: Esophageal cancer is among the most deadly cancers worldwide, and esophagectomy remains the standard of care in trying to cure this. Efforts to decrease the incidence of complications in esophagectomy without compromising the efficacy of the procedure have stimulated interest in minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE), and a wide variety of MIE techniques have been refined by surgeons at specialized centers worldwide. Data sources: Systematic PubMed searches identified articles related to MIE technique, complications, and outcomes. Conclusions: Several techniques have been developed for MIE, none of which has been deemed superior, but as a whole, they represent a safe alternative to open surgery. Available results from case series and comparative studies suggest trends towards improved short‐term outcomes with equivalent efficacy but without definitive advantages.