No difference in the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications between abdominal laparoscopy and laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide Japanese database
Masashi Takeuchi, Hideki Endo, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Satoru Matsuda, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Shingo Kanaji, Hiraku Kumamaru, Hiroaki Miyata, Hideki Ueno, Yasuyuki Seto, Masayuki Watanabe, Yuichiro� Doki, Yuko Kitagawa
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLaparotomyLaparoscopyEsophagectomyPropensity score matchingAbdominal surgerySurgeryThoracoscopyIncidence (geometry)Cardiothoracic surgeryRetrospective cohort studyGeneral surgerySurgical oncologyLaparoscopic surgeryEsophageal cancerCancerInternal medicineOpticsPhysicsEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsEsophageal and GI Pathology