Invasive Esophagectomy In Prone Position Research Articles

Minimally invasive esophagectomy for cancer in a patient with giant paraesophageal hernia

Minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position is a procedure during which the patient is placed in a prone position during the thoracoscopic approach. A 67-year-old male patient consulted whit giant paraesophageal hernia and esophageal cancer. The treatment should be focused on the oncological resection of the esophagus despite the technical difficulties caused by the presence of a large hernia. A minimally invasive approach in the prone position and laparoscopic hernia repair can be considered an appropriate option for the resolution of both diseases with satisfactory results.

687 ADVERSE EVENTS DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE ESOPHAGECTOMY IN PRONE POSITION

Abstract Since the initial description of laparoscopic fundoplication in 1991 for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, different minimally invasive procedures have been developed until nowadays, when esophagectomy is performed using combined thoracoscopy and laparoscopy. Objective: The aim of our study is to analyze the intraoperative complications of minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position. Methods Between November 2011 and January 2021, 70 patients underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position in the Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos General San Martín and private practice of La Plata city. Results During the abdominal stage one patient presented coronary vessel injury and the other with short vessel injury. The complications occurring in the thoracic stage included lung injury, azygos arch injury, thoracic duct section, laryngeal recurrent nerve lesion, main stem bronchus injury, and pericardium lesion, during lymph node resection. Most of these complications occurred in the first 30 patients, while in the remaining 40 cases only two complications (p value = 0.4). Conclusion Minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position is a feasible and safe procedure that can cause serious intraoperative complications due to its complexity. Although the results of our series did not show statistically significant differences, the number of complications during surgeries performed by the same team showed an important reduction associated with better training.

9 SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND POTENTIAL OF MEDIASTINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY IN ROBOTIC SURGERY

Abstract Procedure of minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position (Conventional prone-MIE) is standardized leading to feasible short outcomes. On the other hand, robot assisted MIE (Robotic MIE) was approved as Japanese health insurance treatment since 2018. Especially, reduction of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy leading to aspiration pneumonia is expected for Robotic MIE. The purpose of this study is to clarify the potential of Robotic MIE for improvement of short outcomes. Methods Twenty-four Robotic MIEs in introduction period since 2018 and 128 Conventional prone-MIEs in established period since 2015 from all of the 375 cases were compared using propensity score matching. Results Operative times in both entire and thoracic procedures were significantly longer in Robotic MIE. There were no significant differences between two groups in the number of harvested lymph nodes, amount of the blood loss, left RLN palsy rate (13% vs 14%, > Clavien-Dindo classification: C-D grade I), right RLN palsy rate (4% vs 8%, > C-D grade I), and pneumonia rate (7% vs 7%, > C-D grade II). Conclusion Short outcomes of Robotic MIE in introduction period were not inferior to those of Conventional prone-MIE in established period. More improvement is expected for Robotic MIE via learning curve. In conclusion, Robotic MIE has hidden potential to outstrip Conventional prone-MIE in outcomes. Video https://www.dropbox.com/s/7byc8nsqupgetsp/2020%20ISDE%20movie%20for%20submission.wmv?dl=0.

487 MINIMALLY INVASIVE ESOPHAGECTOMY AFTER A NEOADJUVANT PROTOCOL WITH INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY AND CHEMORADIATION

Abstract Neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CR) became the standard of care for the treatment of resectable esophageal cancer, but the survival rates are still worse than the observed in other gastrointestinal malignancies. The optimal neoadjuvant approach is still matter of debate. Based on these considerations, we started a phase II trial (QUIMERA) to investigate the safety and efficacy of preoperative induction chemotherapy followed by CR and minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer. We report the initial results. Methods Patients with confirmed squamous cell or adenocarcinoma of the thoracic esophagus or GEJ (Siewert type I or II), aged 18–75 years, with a PS 0–2, clinical stage cT1b-3 cN0–2 were eligible. After staging, patients received two cycles of IC with carboplatin (175 mg/m2) and paclitaxel (AUC = 5) on days 1 and 22, followed by radiotherapy (45 Gy (25 x 1.8 Gy)) and chemotherapy (carboplatin (AUC = 2) and paclitaxel (50 mg/m2) weekly for five weeks. After re-staging, patients with no stage M1 disease and/or inoperable T4 disease proceeded to surgery, minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position, 8–12 weeks after the completion of chemoradiation. Results From March 2017 to December 2019, 86 were registered in the clinical trial. Forty-eight were excluded due to T4 or M1 disease, 26 patients finished the IC + chemoradiation protocol. Sixteen minimally invasive esophagectomy were performed. There were no conversions to open surgery. The surgical outcomes are presented in Table 1. The mean node count in the surgical specimen was 27 (13-49). A complete pathological response was observed in 6 (37,5%) cases (4 SCC; 2 Adenocarcinoma). Conclusion Our initial results are encouraging and suggests that IC followed by chemoradiation is a safe, feasible, active and well-tolerated regimen and that it may increase the PCR, especially for squamous cell carcinoma. The minimally invasive esophagectomy following the IC + CR was feasible, safe and had an adequate oncologic result. After the protocol completion there will be data available for a definitive evaluation of the procedure.

Adverse events during minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position associated with the learning curve

Background: Since the initial description of laparoscopic fundoplication in 1991 for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, different minimally invasive procedures have been developed until nowadays, when esophagectomy is performed using combined thoracoscopy and laparoscopy. Objective: The aim of our study is to analyze the adverse events of minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position during the learning curve. Material and methods: Between November 2011 and June 2017, 36 patients underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position in the Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos (HIGA) San Martín and the Instituto de Diagnóstico de La Plata. Results: During the abdominal stage one patient presented coronary vessel injury. The complications occurring in the thoracic stage included lung injury (n =2), azygos arch injury (n = 1), thoracic duct dissection (n = 1), laryngeal recurrent nerve lesion (n = 1) and main stem bronchus injury (n = 1) during lymph node resection. Most of these complications occurred in the first 20 patients, while in the remaining 16 cases only lung injury occurred (p = 0.10) Conclusion: Minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position is a feasible and safe procedure that can cause serious intraoperative complications due to its complexity. Although the results of our series did not show statistically significant differences, the number of adverse events during surgeries performed by the same team showed an important reduction associated with better training.

PS01.234: MINIMALLY INVASIVE ESOPHAGECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH MORBID OBESITY

Abstract Background The first publication of minimally invasive esophagectomy in prone position (MIE PP) was developed by Cuschieri in 1994. This approach was described to access the posterior mediastinum and esophagus for mobilization and resection. In 2006, after several reports, Palanivelu presented his study, which was one of the most important series published at that time.The objective is to analyze the mortality of a group of patients with morbid obesity that underwent MIE PP. Retrospective, observational study. Methods From November 2011 to June 2017, 52 esophagectomies were performed in H.I.G.A San Martín and Instituto de Diagnóstico of La Plata city. Out of the 52 cases, only 36 of them were MIE PP, and were the ones chosen to be included in the study. Results Perioperative mortality was 8.3% (3 cases) Two cases, in the group of patients with obesity (IMC ≥ 30) were due to pneumonia and heart failure and surgery was performed using the McKeown procedure. Another case was in the group of patients without obesity (IMC ≤ 30) due to mediastinitis by leak, and the surgery performed was applying Ivor-Lewis procedure. These results did not evidence statistically significance (P ≤ 0.54) However, in the analysis of patients with morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 35) when compared with all the remaining cases, the difference was significant (P = 0.02) Conclusion There are many publications suggesting that obesity is not a risk factor for mortality after MIE. However, in our study, although it is a series with a small number of cases, there was evidence that mortality increases in patients with BMI ≥ 35 Disclosure All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.