Table 2:

Surgical results of a thoracolaparoscopic oesophagectomy

Factor	LLD (n = 90)	SP (n = 60)	P-value
Amount of blood loss (ml)
Thorax	150 (100–200)	150 (150–200)	0.22
Abdominal and neck	20 (20–30)	25 (20–50)	0.40
Total operation time (min)
Chest	120 (110–150)	120 (110–180)	0.26
Abdomen and neck	105 (95–120)	110 (100–120)	0.66
Conversion (cases)
Thoracotomy	4 (4%)	2 (3%)	1.00
Laparotomy
Number of retrieved nodes	1 (1%)	1 (2%)	1.00
Mediastinal nodes	15 ± 6	14 ± 6	0.24
Recurrent laryngeal nerve nodes	3 ± 2	3 ± 2	0.90
Abdominal nodes	8 ± 5	8 ± 4	0.51
Length of hospital stay	13 (11–16)	14 (12–16)	0.19