Does Thoracic Duct Ligation at the Time of Esophagectomy Impact Long-Term Survival? An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

A Aiolfi, D Bona, M Calì, M Manara, E Rausa… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Thoracic duct ligation (TDL) during esophagectomy has been proposed to
reduce the risk of postoperative chylothorax. Because of its role in immunoregulation, some …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting blood loss during thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma

M Urabe, Y Ohkura, S Haruta, M Ueno… - Journal of Chest …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Major intraoperative hemorrhage reportedly predicts unfavorable survival
outcomes following surgical resection for esophageal carcinoma (EC). However, the factors …