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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 6/2012

Open Access 01-06-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Minimally invasive esophagectomy: current status and future direction

Authors: Kirsten Maas, Surya Biere, Donald Van der Peet, Miguel Cuesta

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 6/2012

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Excerpt

We read with interest the review article on minimally invasive esophagectomy for cancer published recently in Surgical Endoscopy [1]. After an extensive study of the literature about the subject in the last few years, the authors concluded that minimally invasive esophagectomy is at least comparable to open esophagectomy. We do agree with the comments and conclusions of the authors, but in the context of the search and the final comment, we would like make two remarks. …
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Butler N, Collins S, Memon B, Memon MA (2011) Minimally invasive oesophagectomy: current status and future direction. Surg Endosc 25:2071–2083PubMedCrossRef
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Scheepers JJ, Veenhof AA, van der Peet DL, van Groeningen C, Mulder C, Meijer S, Cuesta MA (2008) Laparoscopic transhiatal resection for malignancies of the distal esophagus: Outcome of the first 50 resected patients. Surgery 143(2):278–285PubMedCrossRef
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Biere SS, Maas KW, Bonavina L, Garcia JR, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Rosman C, de Lange ES, Bonjer HJ, Cuesta MA, van der Peet DL (2011) Traditional invasive vs. minimally invasive esophagectomy: a multi-center, randomized trial (TIME-trial). BMC Surg 11(1):2
Metadata
Title
Minimally invasive esophagectomy: current status and future direction
Authors
Kirsten Maas
Surya Biere
Donald Van der Peet
Miguel Cuesta
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-2106-2

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