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ASO Author Reflections: Is Minimally Invasive Ivor–Lewis the Future of Esophagectomy?

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  1. Department of General Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, USA

    Samer A. Naffouje MD

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Outcomes of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy for Cancer: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of NSQIP Database”, Ann Surg Oncol. (2019) 26:2001–2010

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Naffouje, S.A. ASO Author Reflections: Is Minimally Invasive Ivor–Lewis the Future of Esophagectomy?. Ann Surg Oncol 27 (Suppl 3), 719–720 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07772-3

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