Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Open esophagectomy involves laparotomy and thoracotomy. Laparoscopic abdominal surgery may be useful for reducing complications, but does it control the cancer? A trial suggests that morbidity is lower and cancer outcomes are at least as good with the hybrid procedure as with the open procedure.
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 2019-01, Vol.380 (2), p.152-162 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Open esophagectomy involves laparotomy and thoracotomy. Laparoscopic abdominal surgery may be useful for reducing complications, but does it control the cancer? A trial suggests that morbidity is lower and cancer outcomes are at least as good with the hybrid procedure as with the open procedure. |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa1805101 |