Minimally invasive esophagectomy versus open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis

Autor: Weidong Hu, Lu Lv, Xiaoxuan Wei, Yanchen Ren
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: OncoTargets and therapy
ISSN: 1178-6930
Popis: Lu Lv, Weidong Hu, Yanchen Ren, Xiaoxuan Wei Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Department of Thoracic Oncology, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China Background and objectives: The safety and effectiveness of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) in comparison with the open esophagectomy (OE) remain uncertain in esophageal cancer treatment. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to compare the outcomes of the two surgical modalities. Methods: Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, andClinicalTrials.govwith the following index words: “esophageal cancer”, “VATS”, “MIE”, “thoracoscopic esophagectomy”, and “open esophagectomy” for relative studies that compared the effects between MIE and OE. Random-effect models were used, and heterogeneity was assessed. Results: A total of 20 studies were included in the analysis, consisting of four randomized controlled trials and 16 prospective studies. MIE has reduced operative blood loss (P=0.0009) but increased operation time (P=0.009) in comparison with OE. Patients get less respiratory complications (risk ratio =0.74, 95% CI =0.58–0.94, P=0.01) and better overall survival (hazard ratio =0.54, 95% CI =0.42–0.70, P
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