From: Current state of esophageal cancer surgery in China: a national database analysis
Issue | No. of incision | No. of patient (%) |
---|---|---|
Left Thoracotomy | ||
 Left Thoracotomy | 1 | 1215 (16.2) |
 Left Thoracotomy+cervical | 2 | 173 (2.3) |
Right Thoracotomy | ||
 Ivor-Lewis | 2 | 1043 (13.9) |
 Modified Ivor-Lewis | 2 | 894 (11.8) |
 Mckeown | 3 | 1231 (16.4) |
 Nathan | 3 | 1170 (15.5) |
 3FLND | 3 | 1599 (21.3) |
 Transhiatal | 2 | 197 (2.6) |