Table 3.
Studies describing thoracoscopic enucleation of oesophageal mesenchymal tumours in prone position
| Author (year) | Number cases (male/female) | Tumour size (mm) | Approach (right/left) | Preoperative FNAB | Final Pathology (leiomyoma/GIST/others) | Operation time (min) | Blood loss | Morbidity | Hospital stay (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaninotto et al. (2006)[26] | 2 (1/1) | N/A | 2/0 | 0/2 | N/A | 90-180 | N/A | 0/2 | 3-10 |
| Yamada et al. (2007)[27] | 1 (0/1) | 30 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 0/1/0 | 152 | Minimal | 0/1 | 10 |
| Palanivelu et al. (2007)[21] | 12 (9/3) | 50-60 | 12/0 | 0/12 | 10/2/0 | 85-128 | Minimal | 2/12 Dysphagia, pneumonia | 3-7 |
| Dapri et al. (2010)[19] | 1 (0/1) | 50 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 1/0/0 | 85 | Minimal | 0/1 | 3 |
| Shimada et al. (2012)[28] | 1 (1/0) | 40 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 1/0/0 | N/A | N/A | 0/1 | 7 |
| Claus et al. (2013)[23] | 10 (6/4) | 25-90 | 10/0 | N/A | 10/0/0 | 45-135 | Minimal | 0/10 | 2-5 |
| Shichinohe et al. (2014)[24] | 2 (1/1) | 50-45 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/0/1 | 181-174 | Minimal | 0/2 | 7-8 |
| Maki et al. (2015)[29] | 1 (1/0) | 45 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 1/0/0 | N/A | N/A | 0/1 | 12 |
| Matsumoto et al. (2016)[30] | 1 (0/1) | 60 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0/1 | N/A | Minimal | 0/1 | 8 |
| This study (2020) | 11 (7/4) | 20-60 | 9/2 | 2/11 | 11/0/0 | 120-150 | Minimal | 2/11 Mucosal rent, Pneumonitis | 3-18 |
| Total | 42 (26/12) | 20-90 | 38/4 | 4/42 | 35/3/2 | 45-180 | Minimal | 4/42 | 3-18 |
FNAB: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy, GIST: Gastro intestinal stromal tumours, N/A: Not available