Clinical Trial: A Clinical Trial of Esophagectomy for Esophageal Carcinoma
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Phase II Clinical Trial of Mediastinoscopic-assisted Transhiatal Laparoscopic Esophagectomy for Early-stage Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Brief Summary:
Brief Summary The pathological type of esophageal cancer (EC) in most patients in East Asia is esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).Surgery is the primary treatment for EC.This study compared the feasibility and safety of mediastinoscopic-assisted transhiatal laparoscopic esophagectomy (MATLE) with video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (VATE).Thirty-five eligible patients with ESCC were assigned to the MATLE group, while seventy matched patients were assigned to the VATE group.The study compared…
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