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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 12/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Letter

Robot-assisted thoracolaparoscopic esophagolymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer

Authors: J. Boone, I. H. M. Borel Rinkes, R. van Hillegersberg

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 12/2007

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Excerpt

With interest we read the article by Kernstine and colleagues, describing their initial experience with totally robot-assisted thoracolaparoscopic esophagolymphadenectomy [1]. Their series consisted of three consecutive groups, each combining the robot-assisted thoracoscopic procedure with either open abdominal surgery, laparoscopy, or robot-assisted laparoscopy. These groups represent the learning curve followed by the authors. …
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van Hillegersberg R, Boone J, Draaisma WA, Broeders IA, Giezeman MJ, Borel Rinkes IHM (2006) First experience with robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagolymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer. Surg Endosc 20:1435–1439CrossRefPubMed
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Metadata
Title
Robot-assisted thoracolaparoscopic esophagolymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer
Authors
J. Boone
I. H. M. Borel Rinkes
R. van Hillegersberg
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 12/2007
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9604-2

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