The study hypothesized that a narrow gastric conduit(less than 3cm in width) would minimize anastomotic leakage following minimally invasive esophagectomy. Therefore we raise this random-controlled research, and investigate the leakage ratio from different widths of gastric conduit formed during the operation.
Patients underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy in Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University will be enrolled and be assigned to wide or narrow gastric conduit group randomly. Intra-operative blood supply and vascular SaO2 will be observed during the operation, and the rate of anastomotic leakage, together with its clinical details will be recorded in the two groups.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
200
The gastric conduit will be formed much narrower in the intervention arm during minimally invasive esophagectomy
A widened gastric tube will be formed during the surgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, China
RECRUITINGThe anastomotic leakage rate
The anastomotic leakage is a severe complication following minimally invasive esophagectomy. The definition of anastomotic leakage is determined as per the STS (SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS) database.
Time frame: the anastomotic leakage of participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 2 weeks
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