MedTrace Logo

Impact of Preserving Versus Ligating the Right Gastric Artery on Anastomotic Outcomes After McKeown Esophagectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT07363629 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the impact of preserving versus ligating the Right Gastric Artery (RGA) on postoperative anastomotic complications in patients undergoing McKeown minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Specifically, the study compares the incidence of anastomotic leakage and stenosis between two groups of patients reconstructed with a 3cm-wide gastric conduit.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

McKeown MIE with RGA Ligation

Patients in this arm underwent McKeown MIE where the right gastric artery (RGA) was identified at its origin from the proper hepatic artery and ligated at the root to facilitate en bloc resection of Station 3 lymph nodes.

PROCEDURE

McKeown MIE with RGA Preservation

Patients in this arm underwent McKeown MIE where the stomach was mobilized while carefully preserving the main trunk of the right gastric artery (RGA). Lymph nodes along the lesser curvature (Station 3) were dissected by peeling them away from the vascular arcade.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2020-07-31
Completion
2020-11-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07363629 on ClinicalTrials.gov