U.S., Feb. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07434739) titled 'PAravertebral CaTheter Versus Epidural Analgesia in Totally Minimally Invasive Esophagectomies' on Feb. 10.
Brief Summary: Esophageal cancer ranks as the seventh leading cause of cancer globally, with 604,100 new cases, and the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
When applicable, surgery is the gold standard treatment for resectable oesophageal-esophagogastric junction cancer. The surgical technique requires both an abdominal approach and a transthoracic approach to resect the esophagus, perform the anastomosis, and allow optimal lymph node removal.
Surgery Historically, esophagectomy was performed entirely thr...