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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Insights From an Esophagogastric Cancer Center in a Low-Incidence Country

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Retrospective analysis reveals potential benefits of minimally invasive esophagectomy in patients, indicating its feasibility and safety.

Minimally invasive esophagectomy shows promising perioperative outcomes with 37.3% of patients experiencing postoperative complications.
Among 51 patients analyzed, 72.5% had adenocarcinoma, suggesting a significant prevalence of this type of esophageal cancer.
The mean operative time for minimally invasive esophagectomy was 595 minutes, demonstrating the complexity of the procedure.
Two patients died within 30 days postoperatively, highlighting the importance of thorough preoperative evaluation and team management.

Tang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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