Thoracoscopic esophagectomy is related to better outcomes in early adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction tumors

Table 2 Postoperative complications and mortality rates of the total number of patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction and by type of esophagectomy

		Group		Total	P value
		Thoracoscopygroup A	Transhiatalgroup B
		n = 54, n (%)	n = 93, n (%)	n = 147 , n (%)
Complications	No	27 (50.0)	60 (64.5)	87 (59.2)	0.0841
	Yes	27 (50.0)	33 (35.5)	60 (40.8)
Fistulae	No	48 (88.9)	80 (86.0)	128 (87.1)	0.6171
	Yes	6 (11.1)	13 (14.0)	19 (12.9)
Chylothorax	No	53 (98.1)	93 (100)	146 (99.3)	0.3672
	Yes	1 (1.9)	0	1 (0.7)
Respiratory disorders	No	46 (85.2)	85 (91.4)	131 (89.1)	0.2441
	Yes	8 (14.8)	8 (8.6)	16 (10.9)
Hoarseness	No	50 (92.6)	93 (100)	143 (97.3)	0.0172
	Yes	4 (7.4)	0	4 (2.7)
Infections	No	50 (92.6)	91 (97.9)	143 (97.3)	0.0172
	Yes	4 (7.4)	2 (2.1)	4 (2.7)
Mortality		2 (3.7)	4 (4.3)	6 (4.08%)	0.3422

¹Chi-square test.

²Fisher exact test.