Clinical Study

Esophageal Carcinoma Histology Affects Perioperative Morbidity Following Open Esophagogastrectomy

Table 4

Recent studies of morbidity in SCC patients undergoing esophagectomy.

AuthorYear SCC %SCC approachSCC pulmonarySCC anastomotic leakSCC median EBL (mL)SCC ICU stay (days)SCC mortality

Whooley2001710100%TTE (100%)32%3.5%83211%
Ferguson200229034.5%39%
Fang2003441 3 Field (100%)7.3%32.65%587.5–642.12.5%
Law2004421100%TTE (83%)15.9%3.1%7001.4%
Alexiou200662131.72%TTE (55%)18.3%8.6%8.1%
Woodall20077329%TTE (100%)28.57%26.32%60060%