Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) was introduced in the 1990s with the aim to
decrease the rate of respiratory complications associated with thoracotomy, along with the …

Objective: To define “best possible” outcomes in total minimally invasive transthoracic
esophagectomy (ttMIE). Background: TtMIE, performed by experts in patients with low …

Purpose Minimally invasive esophagectomy is increasingly performed for esophageal or
gastroesophageal junctional cancer, with advantages of improved perioperative outcomes …

Importance The utilization of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) for
esophageal cancer is increasing, despite limited data comparing RAMIE with other surgical …

Background While our institutional approach to esophageal resection for cancer has
traditionally favored a minimally invasive (MI) 3-hole, McKeown esophagectomy (MIE 3 …

Background The only curative treatment for most esophageal cancers is radical
esophagectomy. Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) aims to reduce postoperative …

Background: The study aimed to clarify the characteristics of lymph node metastasis (LNM)
and to compare the oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) with …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of thoracoscopic-
laparoscopic Ivor-Lewis surgery and McKeown surgery in the treatment of thoracic middle …

Background Esophagectomy is the mainstay of therapy for esophageal cancer but is a
complex operation that is associated with significantly high morbidity and mortality rates. The …

Adequate postoperative pain management is essential to facilitate uneventful recovery after
esophagectomy. Although epidural analgesia is the gold standard, it is not satisfactory in all …