Comparison of short-term outcomes between transthoracic and robot-assisted transmediastinal radical surgery for esophageal cancer: a prospective study

Abstract Background The present study aimed to assess the lower invasiveness of robot-assisted transmediastinal radical esophagectomy by prospectively comparing this procedure with transthoracic esophagectomy in terms of perioperative outcomes, serum cytokine levels, and respiratory function after s...

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Main Authors:	Shuntaro Yoshimura, Kazuhiko Mori, Motonari Ri, Susumu Aikou, Koichi Yagi, Yukinori Yamagata, Masato Nishida, Hiroharu Yamashita, Sachiyo Nomura, Yasuyuki Seto
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	BMC 2021-03-01
Series:	BMC Cancer
Subjects:	Esophageal cancer Esophagectomy Minimally invasive esophagectomy Robot-assisted esophagectomy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08075-1
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