Objective: To examine the safety and effectiveness of inflatable video-assisted mediastinoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy (IVMTE). Methods: Totally 269 patients admitted to the Anhui Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University who underwent IVMTE (IVMTE group, n=47) or thoracoscopy combined with minimally invasive Mckeown esophageal cancer resection (MIME group, n=222) from September 2017 to December 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 31 males and 16 females in IVMTE group, aged (68.6±7.5) years (range: 54 to 87 years). There were 159 males and 63 females in MIME group, aged (66.8±8.8) years (range: 42 to 93 years). A 1∶1 match was performed on both groups by propensity score matching, with 38 cases in each group. The intraoperative conditions and postoperative complication rates of the two groups were compared by t test, Wilcoxon rank, χ2 test, or Fisher exact probability method. Results: Patients in IVMTE group had less intraoperative bleeding ((96.0±39.2) ml vs. (123.8±49.3) ml, t=-2.627, P=0.011), shorter operation time ((239.1±47.3) minutes vs. (264.2±57.2) minutes, t=-2.086, P=0.040), and less drainage 3 days after surgery (85(89) ml vs. 675(573) ml, Z=-7.575, P<0.01) compared with that of MIME group. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of drainage tube-belt time, postoperative hospital stay, and lymph node dissection stations and numbers (all P>0.05). The incidence of Clavien-Dindo grade 1 to 2 pulmonary infection (7.9%(3/38) vs. 31.6%(12/38), χ²=6.728, P=0.009), total complications (21.1%(8/38) vs. 47.4%(18/38), χ²=5.846, P=0.016) and total lung complications (13.2%(5/38) vs. 42.1%(16/38), χ²=7.962, P=0.005) in the IVMTE group were significantly lower. Conclusion: Inflatable video-assisted mediastinoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy combined with laparoscopic esophagectomy is safe and feasible, which can reach the same range of oncology as thoracoscopic surgery.
目的： 探讨充气式纵隔镜联合腹腔镜食管癌切除术的安全性与有效性。 方法： 回顾性分析安徽医科大学附属省立医院胸外科2017年9月至2021年12月收治的269例接受充气式纵隔镜联合腹腔镜食管癌切除术（IVMTE组）或胸腹腔镜联合微创Mckeown食管癌切除术（MIME组）的患者资料。IVMTE组47例，男性31例，女性16例，年龄（68.6±7.5）岁（范围：54~87岁）；MIME组222例，男性159例，女性63例，年龄（66.8±8.8）岁（范围：42~93岁）。采用倾向性评分匹配法对两组患者进行1∶1匹配，匹配后MIME组38例，IVMTE组38例。采用t检验、Wilcoxon秩和检验、χ2检验、Fisher确切概率法等比较两组患者术中情况和术后并发症发生率。 结果： IVMTE组患者术中出血量较少［（96.0±39.2）ml比（123.8±49.3）ml，t=-2.627，P=0.011］，手术时间较短［（239.1±47.3）min比（264.2±57.2）min，t=-2.086，P=0.040］，术后3 d引流量较少［85（89）ml比675（573）ml，Z=-7.575，P<0.01］，差异有统计学意义。两组患者的引流管带管时间、术后住院时间，以及淋巴结清扫组数和枚数差异无统计学意义（P均>0.05）。IVMTE组Clavien-Dindo并发症分级系统1~2级肺部感染［7.9%（3/38）比31.6%（12/38），χ²=6.728，P=0.009］、总体并发症［21.1%（8/38）比47.4%（18/38），χ²=5.846，P=0.016］和肺部总并发症［13.2%（5/38）比42.1%（16/38），χ²=7.962，P=0.005］的发生率低于MIME组。 结论： 充气式纵隔镜联合腹腔镜食管癌切除术安全可行，可达到与胸腔镜手术相同的肿瘤学切除范围。.