During the surgery, doctors remove lymph nodes near the voice box nerve and in the area between the aorta and pulmonary artery.

Scientific Claim

The SP RACE procedure involves dissection of lymph nodes alongside the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and in the aortopulmonary window during left-sided dissection.

Original Statement

“Lymph nodes alongside the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and in the aortopulmonary window are cleared, optionally.”

From study:Single-port robot-assisted cervical esophagectomy (SP RACE): Combining precision mediastinal lymphadenectomy and complete extrapulmonary dissection

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

probability

Can suggest probability/likelihood

Assessment Explanation

The study describes the surgical technique in detail. 'Cleared, optionally' is appropriately stated as a descriptive fact about the procedure steps.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Single-port robot-assisted cervical esophagectomy (SP RACE): Combining precision mediastinal lymphadenectomy and complete extrapulmonary dissection

Case Report

Human

2025 Dec

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Single-port robot-assisted cervical esophagectomy (SP RACE): Combining precision mediastinal lymphadenectomy and complete extrapulmonary dissection

Score: 28

DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)31501-7

Similar Assertions

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