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This systematic review and meta-analysis (SRMA) evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of IONM during minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophageal cancer. This SRMA followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines, with a registered protocol on PROSPERO (CRD42022367916). Two independent authors conducted a comprehensive literature search across multiple databases, screening studies on MIE for esophageal cancer using IONM. Case\u2013control studies were included, focusing on the RLN palsy (RLNP) rate as the primary outcome. A total of 11 studies involving 1907 patients (IONM group: 752 patients; non-IONM group: 1155 patients) were included in the SRMA. IONM significantly reduced the incidence of RLNP (OR\u2009=\u20090.47, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Length of hospital stay (LOHS) and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) rates were significantly reduced with IONM use. No significant differences were observed in anastomotic leak, chylothorax, total number of lymph nodes dissected, operation time, aspiration rates, or intraoperative blood loss. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of IONM for detecting RLN injury were 83.3% and 81%, respectively. IONM during MIE significantly reduces the incidence of RLNP, postoperative LRTI, and shortens the LOHS, without adding operative risks. Further research is needed to evaluate its long-term survival benefits and cost-effectiveness.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/dote\/doae116","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,19]],"date-time":"2024-12-19T07:42:34Z","timestamp":1734594154000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Impact of intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring on minimally invasive esophagectomy outcomes for esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis of case\u2013control studies"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"Rayner","family":"Peyser Cardoso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jodhpur, Rajasthan ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lokesh","family":"Agarwal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jodhpur, Rajasthan ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Swizel Ann","family":"Cardoso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery, Heartlands Birmingham Hospital , Birmingham ,","place":["UK"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ayushi","family":"Agarwal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jodhpur, Rajasthan ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1771-2787","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vaibhav","family":"Varshney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jodhpur, Rajasthan ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Subhash","family":"Soni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jodhpur, Rajasthan ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"B","family":"Selvakumar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jodhpur, Rajasthan ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peeyush","family":"Varshney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Jodhpur, Rajasthan ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025010911535344600_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4676","DOI":"10.1245\/s10434-022-11736-5","article-title":"An editorial on lymphadenectomy in Esophagectomy for cancer","volume":"29","author":"Kingma","year":"2022","journal-title":"Ann Surg Oncol"},{"key":"2025010911535344600_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S713","DOI":"10.21037\/jtd.2017.07.42","article-title":"The extent of lymphadenectomy in esophageal resection for cancer should be standardized","volume":"9","author":"Hagens","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Thorac Dis"},{"key":"2025010911535344600_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"doad065","DOI":"10.1093\/dote\/doad065","article-title":"History and evidence for state of the art of lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer surgery","volume":"37","author":"Schuring","year":"2024","journal-title":"Dis Esophagus"},{"key":"2025010911535344600_ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"582","DOI":"10.1016\/S2468-1253(20)30007-8","article-title":"The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990\u20132017: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2017","volume":"5","author":"Kamangar","year":"2020","journal-title":"Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol"},{"key":"2025010911535344600_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"100431","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eclinm.2020.100431","article-title":"Does the lymph node yield affect survival in patients with esophageal cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy plus esophagectomy? 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