Comparison of short-term outcomes between transthoracic and robot-assisted transmediastinal radical surgery for esophageal cancer: a prospective study.

Journal: BMC cancer
Published Date: Mar 31, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to assess the lower invasiveness of robot-assisted transmediastinal radical esophagectomy by prospectively comparing this procedure with transthoracic esophagectomy in terms of perioperative outcomes, serum cytokine levels, and respiratory function after surgery for esophageal cancer.

Authors

  • Shuntaro Yoshimura
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Kazuhiko Mori
    Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-16-13 Kitakasai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, 134-8630, Japan.
  • Motonari Ri
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Susumu Aikou
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Koichi Yagi
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Yukinori Yamagata
    Department of Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
  • Masato Nishida
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Hiroharu Yamashita
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Sachiyo Nomura
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Yasuyuki Seto
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.

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