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Low-Cost Single-Port LoCoSP Device for a Transcervical Approach in Minimally Invasive Transhiatal Esophagectomy

Low-Cost Single-Port LoCoSP Device for a Transcervical Approach in Minimally Invasive Transhiatal Esophagectomy

Published on: September 11, 2021

Hybrid esophagectomy.

Thibault Voron^1,2, Alexandru Lintis^1,3,4, Guillaume Piessen^1,3,4

¹Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Claude Huriez University Hospital, Lille, France.

Journal of Thoracic Disease

|May 14, 2019

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

The hybrid esophagectomy approach offers improved postoperative outcomes and survival rates compared to open surgery for esophageal cancer. It demonstrates comparable results to totally minimally invasive esophagectomy, particularly for pulmonary complications.

Keywords:

Esophagus cancer surgery hybrid laparoscopy minimally invasive review thoracoscopy

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Area of Science:

Surgical Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Background:

Esophagectomy for cancer carries significant mortality and morbidity, primarily pulmonary complications.
Minimally invasive techniques, including totally minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and hybrid esophagectomy, aim to reduce postoperative morbidity.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the outcomes of the hybrid esophagectomy approach for esophageal cancer.
To compare hybrid esophagectomy with open and totally MIE approaches.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on hybrid esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
Comparison of postoperative and long-term outcomes between hybrid, open, and totally MIE esophagectomy.

Main Results:

Hybrid esophagectomy shows better postoperative outcomes than open esophagectomy.
Pulmonary complication rates are similar between hybrid esophagectomy and totally MIE.
Long-term survival with hybrid esophagectomy is comparable or better than with open esophagectomy.

Conclusions:

Hybrid esophagectomy presents a promising approach with favorable outcomes and a short learning curve.
Hybrid esophagectomy with laparoscopic gastric mobilization may become the future standard of care.
Further comparative studies between hybrid and totally MIE are warranted.