Objective: To explore the clinical therapeutic effect of esophageal carcinoma with hand video assisted surgery.
Methods: Forty cases which C TNM stage was T3N1M0 received hand video assisted surgery (HVATS group), 40 cases received routine operation (control group). Recurrence survival analysis of each group was analyzed with SPSS10.0 software according to the date of the stage and survival rate.
Results: All group have satisfied surgical result. All patients have good quality of life. The 3 year survival rate was 52.7% in HVATS group and 51.3% in control group. The difference of survival rate was no significance.
Conclusion: Hand video assisted surgery for esophageal carcinoma had same result as routine thoracic operation. Short operation time, less trauma and fast recovery are the advantages of hand video assisted surgery.