Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
Journal
Formosan Journal of Surgery
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
2
Pages
61-66
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Abstract
Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is a technique-demanding surgery. Although the procedure has been demonstrated to be feasible and safe for treating esophageal cancer, its additional benefit in comparison with traditional open surgery has not been confirmed in terms of its perioperative and oncological results. Nonetheless, the results of several authors including ours at the National Taiwan University Hospital have demonstrated that the MIE approach can result in a rather satisfactory perioperative results once the learning curve has been overcome. Further studies are required to compare the results of various approaches of MIE and to examine their impact on the long term survival of patients with esophageal cancer.
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journal article