Open AccessEsophagectomy after endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Wenping Wang,
Peng-Zhi Ni,
Jinlin Yang,
Junchao Wu,
YuShang Yang,
Long-Qi Chen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.143
Subject(s) - esophagectomy , medicine , esophageal cancer , surgery , dissection (medical) , endoscopic submucosal dissection , general surgery , cancer
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been used to treat early stage esophageal cancer, but reports about additional esophagectomy after ESD and postoperative outcomes are lacking. Complete removal of cancer tissue together with lymph nodes was the advantage of esophagectomy; however, invasiveness, organ loss, postoperative complications, and worse postoperative quality of life were serious disadvantages. The purpose of this study was to find the clear indication of additional esophagectomy after ESD, and help the other patients avoid excessive surgery.