Table 1: Comparison of surgical results between MIE-LP and OE.

Author

 

Pts (n)

Operative time (chest)

 

Blood loss

 

LNs retrieved

Conversion (%)

(min)

P

(mL)

P

(n)

P

Osugi [37]

LP

77

227±80

0.031

 

284±80

0.99

 

33.9±12.0

0.90

NA

 

OE

72

186±35

 

 

310±170

 

 

32.8±14.0

 

Kunisaki [38]

LP

15

301±68

<0.001

 

448±215

0.042

 

24.5±10.0

0.53

NA

 

OE

30

258±62

 

 

675±446

 

 

26.6±10.4

 

Parameswaran [39]

LP

50

442 (305-508)

<0.01

 

NA

NA

 

23 (7-49)

<0.001

NA

 

OE

30

266 (219-390)

 

 

NA

 

 

10 (2-23)

 

Schoppmann [40]

LP

31

411 (270-600)

0.69

 

NA

NA

 

17.9±7.7

0.65

NA

 

OE

62

400 (240-550)

 

 

NA

 

 

20.5±12.6

 

Pham [41]

LP

44

543±72.6

<0.01

 

407±267

<0.01

 

13 (9-15)

<0.01

NA

 

OE

46

437±97.0

 

 

780±610

 

 

8 (3-14)

 

Berger [42]

LP

65

NA

NA

 

182

<0.001

 

20

<0.001

NA

 

OE

53

NA

 

 

619

 

 

9

 

Nafteux [43]

LP

65

375±87

0.001

 

290±568

0.01

 

14.4±8.2

0.23

12.2

 

OE

101

322±72

 

 

491±439

 

 

19.8±17.9

 

Sundaram [44]

LP

47

420 (310-500)

<0.001

 

500 (300-750)

0.01

 

20 (14-27)

NS

NA

 

OE

26

480 (420-600)

 

 

800 (550-1200)

 

 

19 (15-25)

 

Sihag [45]

LP

38

360 (318-391)

0.54

 

200 (150-250)

<0.001

 

19 (15-28)

0.74

NA

 

OE

76

365 (316-441)

 

 

250 (200-400)

 

 

21 (16-27)

 

MIE: minimally invasive esophagectomy; LP: left lateral decubitus position; OE: open esophagectomy; NS: not significant; NA: not assessed; total operative time.