Thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position for esophageal cancer patients with pectus excavatum: a report of two cases

Surgical Case Reports

Table 1 Reported cases of patients with pectus excavatum who have undergone thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Year	Author	Age	Gender	Haller index	Position	Approach	Reconstruction	Route	Sternal repair	Hospital stay	Complication	Prognosis
2015	Sato et al. [3]	77	Male	4.83	Left lateral	Thoracoscopic	Gastric conduit	PMR	None	POD 116	Brain infarction, leakage	ND
2018	Hatoyama et al. [4]	59	Male	9.9	Left lateral	Thoracoscopic	Gastric conduit	PMR	Nuss	ND	None	2 years alive
	Our case 1	64	Male	8.5	Prone	Thoracoscopic	Gastric conduit	PMR	None	POD 13	None	24 months alive
	Our case 2	67	Male	4.3	Prone	Thoracoscopic	Gastric conduit	PMR	None	POD 17	None	18 months alive