Table 1.
Comparison of minimally invasive and open esophagectomy series
| Year | n | Approach | OR (AQ39) | LOS (days) | Mortality (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total MIE | ||||||
| DePaula [137] | 1995 | 12 | Lap THE | 4.3 | 7.6 | 0 |
| Swanstrom and Hansen [138] | 1997 | 9 | Lap THE | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Watson et al. [44, 154] | 2000 | 7 | MIE | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Luketich [82, 125, 133] | 2003 | 22 | MIE | NR | 7 | 1.4 |
| Nguyen [61, 142, 143] | 2003 | 46 | MIE | 5.8 | 8 | 4.3 |
| Hybrid | ||||||
| Gossot [155] | 1995 | 29 | VATS/laparotomy | 2.3a | NR | 3.8 |
| Jagot [156] | 1995 | 9 | Lap-assisted | 8.5 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Liu [157] | 1995 | 20 | VATS/laparotomy | 4.6a | 19 | 0 |
| Peracchia [158] | 1997 | 18 | VATS/laparotomy | 5.6 | NR | 5.5 |
| Law [159] | 1997 | 18 | VATS/laparotomy | 4 | NR | 0 |
| Kawahara [160] | 1999 | 23 | VATS/laparotomy | 1.8a | 26 | 0 |
| Smithers [144, 161] | 2001 | 15 | VATS/laparotomy | 5.0 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Osugi [147] | 2003 | 80 | VATS/laparotomy | 3.7 | NR | 0 |
| Open | ||||||
| Mathisen [162] | 1988 | 10 | TS (64)/IL (40) | NR | NR | 2.9 |
| Lerut [163] | 1992 | 19 | Open (varied) | NR | 18 | 9.6 |
| Orringer [164] | 1999 | 10 | THE | NR | 7b | 4 |
| Swanson [165] | 2001 | 25 | Three-hole | NR | 13 | 3.6 |
| Bailey [166] | 2003 | 17 | Open (varied) | NR | NR | 9.8 |
| Rizk [167] | 2004 | 51 | Open (varied) | NR | 23c | 6.1 |
OR operating room; LOS length of hospital stay; Lap laparoscopic; THE transhiatal esophagectomy; MIE minimally invasive esophagectomy; VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery; NR non-reportable; TS thoracoabdominal; IL Ivor-Lewis
aVATS portion only
bIn last two years of series
cPts. with complications
Reprinted from Kent et al. [191]