# RETRACTION: The Influence of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy on Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70385 · 2025-03-21

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze how minimally invasive surgery affects wound infections in esophageal cancer patients.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

GuoD.
, 
LiaoF.
, 
YangL.
, 
LiuB.
, and 
ChenL.
, “The Influence of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy on Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 1 (2024): e14598, 10.1111/iwj.14598.38272810
PMC10789583

The above article, published online on 15 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** esophageal cancer (MONDO:0007576)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Esophageal Cancer (MESH:D004938), Wound Infection (MESH:D014946)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11928174