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We reviewed the short-term and long-term results of esophagectomy for patients with locally advanced ESCC and hoarseness at diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Patients<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Patients who initially presented with hoarseness from recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy between 2009 and 2018 and underwent esophagectomy for thoracic ESCC were eligible for this study. Pharyngolaryngectomy or cervical ESCC were exclusionary.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of 15 patients were eligible, and 14 underwent resection of the recurrent laryngeal nerves. The remaining patient had nerve-sparing surgery. Nine patients (60%) had post-operative complications\u2009\u2265\u2009Clavien\u2013Dindo class II and, pulmonary complications were most common. Two patients (13%) died in the hospital. The 5-year overall survival rate for all patients was 16%. Age (\u2264\u200965\u00a0years), cT1\/T2 tumor, and remarkably good response to neoadjuvant treatment were likely related to longer survival; however, these relationships were not statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Esophagectomy for ESCC patients who are diagnosed with recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis at initial presentation could be a treatment option if the patient is relatively young, has a cT1\/T2 tumor, or shows a remarkably good response to neoadjuvant treatment. 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