Indication for a thoracic approach | Esophagitis | Visick score | Post-thoracotomy pain | Successful** surgery | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Before surgery | After surgery |  |  |  |  |  |
Previous abdominal surgery | 2/4 | 0/4 | I | 2/4 | 1 | 3/4 | 4/4 |
II | 2/4 | 2 | 1/4 | ||||
 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0/4 |  |
GEJ* >5 cm above the hiatus | 2/2 | 0/2 | I | 2/2 | 1 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
II | 0/2 | 2 | 0/2 | Â | |||
 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0/2 |  |
Recurrence | 3/5 | 2/5 | I | 2/5 | 1 | 1/5 | 2/5 |
II | 5/5 | 2 | 2/5 | ||||
 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2/5 |  |
Paraesophageal hernia | 4/4 | 0/4 | I | 4/4 | 1 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
II | 0/4 | 2 | 2/4 | ||||
 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0/4 |  |
Total | 11/15 | 2/15 | I | 10/15 | 1 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
II | 5/15 | 2 | 5/15 | ||||
III | 0/15 | 3 | 2/15 | ||||
 |  |  | IV | 0/15 | 4 | 0/15 |  |