Robotic-assisted Esophagectomy vs Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy (REVATE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Robotic-assisted Esophagectomy vs Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy (REVATE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Radical lymph node dissection (LND) along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is surgically demanding and can be associated with substantial postoperative morbidity. The question of whether robot-assisted esophagectomy (RE) might be superior to video-assisted thoracoscopic e...

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Main Authors: Yin-Kai Chao, Zhi-Gang Li, Yu-Wen Wen, Dae-Joon Kim, Seong-Yong Park, Yu-Ling Chang, Pieter C. van der Sluis, Jelle P. Ruurda, Richard van Hillegersberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Robotic esophagectomy
Thoracoscopic esophagectomy
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Lymph node dissection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3441-1

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