Table 3 Surgical findings
Parameters | N=16 |
|---|---|
Surgical procedure | |
TME (non-transthoracic) | 15 |
Converted to open TTE | 1 |
Lymph node dissection | |
≤ 2-field dissection | 4 |
3-field dissection | 12 |
Operation time | |
Median (min) (Range) | 489 (430-616) |
Intraoperative blood loss | |
Median (mL) (Range) | 180 (30-665) |
Residual tumor | |
R0 | 15 |
R1 | 1 |
Harvested lymph nodes | |
Median (Range) | 57.5 (36-95) |
Postoperative hospital stay | |
Median (days) (Range) | 16 (12-67) |