Lower local recurrence rate after robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy than conventional thoracoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer

Abstract The oncological advantages of robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (RATE) over conventional thoracoscopic esophagectomy (TE) for thoracic esophageal cancer have yet to be verified. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed clinical data to compare the incidences of recurrence within...

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Main Authors: Satoru Motoyama, Yusuke Sato, Akiyuki Wakita, Yushi Nagaki, Hiromu Fujita, Ryohei Sasamori, Kohei Kemuriyama, Shinogu Takashima, Kazuhiro Imai, Yoshihiro Minamiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86420-x