A purely laparoscopic approach can reduce the incidence of postoperative pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

Esophagus Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI:10.1007/s10388-025-01110-1

Yoshiro Yukawa, Kotaro Yamashita, Kota Momose, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Ryohei Kawabata, Atsushi Takeno, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki

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Abstract

Background: Minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer has become increasingly common to reduce postoperative pneumonia. However, the usefulness of pure laparoscopic abdominal manipulation without an upper abdominal incision remains unclear.

Methods: We evaluated the utility of pure laparoscopic surgery (LAP) vs. hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) in esophagectomy. A total of 344 consecutive patients who underwent curative esophagectomy for esophageal cancer from 2019 to 2023 were enrolled; 235 patients were treated with HALS and 109 with LAP. The peri- and postoperative outcomes were compared between the two groups using a propensity score-matched analysis.

Results: Propensity score matching was used to compare 92 patients each in the HALS and LAP groups. Clinicopathological characteristics did not differ between the two groups. The incidence of postoperative pneumonia was significantly higher in the HALS group than in the LAP group (30% vs. 11%, respectively; P = 0.001). Multivariate logistic analysis showed that HALS was independently associated with postoperative pneumonia (odds ratio 3.82, P = 0.002), along with older age and male sex.

Conclusions: LAP may reduce the incidence of postoperative pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients who undergo esophagectomy.

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Esophagus GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY-

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4.90

自引率

8.30%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Esophagus, the official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society, introduces practitioners and researchers to significant studies in the fields of benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. The journal welcomes original articles, review articles, and short articles including technical notes ( How I do it ), which will be peer-reviewed by the editorial board. Letters to the editor are also welcome. Special articles on esophageal diseases will be provided by the editorial board, and proceedings of symposia and workshops will be included in special issues for the Annual Congress of the Society.