Journal
DIGESTIVE SURGERY
Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages 93-100Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000497456
Keywords
Minimally invasive esophagectomy; Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy; Esophageal cancer
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- United European Gastroenterology
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Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) was introduced in the 1990s with the aim to decrease the rate of respiratory complications associated with thoracotomy, along with the benefits of reduced morbidity and a quicker return to normal activities provided by minimally invasive techniques. However, MIE is not routinely applied as a standard approach for esophageal cancer worldwide, due to the high technical complexity of this minimally invasive procedure. Therefore, the open transthoracic esophagectomy is considered to be the gold standard for resectable esophageal cancer worldwide nowadays. In this article, the current status of conventional MIE and robot-assisted minimally invasive thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy will be reviewed.
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