Robotic-assisted Esophagectomy vs Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy (REVATE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy: keynote lecture

Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) by thoracoscopy after neoadjuvant therapy results in significant short-term advantages such as a lower incidence of pulmonary infections and a better quality of life (QoL) with the same completeness of resection. After 1 year, a better QoL is still observed for MIE in comparison with the open approach, while having the same survival. Seven issues about imp...

VIDEO ASSISTED ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR ESOPHAGEAL CANCER Authors

Survival following video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma.

PURPOSE This study aimed to compare the overall and disease-free survival of patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (VATE) or open esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma. METHODS Patients who underwent radical esophagectomy via VATE (VATE group, N=89) for esophageal carcinoma between January 2008 and December 2012 were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Patient...

Injury of an aberrant subclavian artery: a rare complication of video assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy.

An aberrant right subclavian artery is an uncommon anomaly. When associated with esophageal cancer, it can cause diagnostic confusion as the symptoms are similar. If unrecognized and injured during esophageal surgery, it can lead to disastrous complications. We report a patient in whom this aberrant artery was injured during a thoracoscopic mobilization of the esophagus. The embryological and r...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy does not reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation

The objective here is to determine the incidence of atrial fibrillation after video-assisted thoracoscopic Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy (VATE) and determine whether VATE reduces incidence of atrial fibrillation compared with open Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy (OE). We conducted a retrospective study to identify patients undergoing IvorLewis esophagectomy who were in sinus rhythm preoperatively and recei...