Is minimally invasive preferable to open oesophagectomy?

Simon Law¹

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¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Esophageal and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China. slaw@hku.hk

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Simon Law. Lancet. 2012.

. 2012 May 19;379(9829):1856-8.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60601-1. Epub 2012 May 1.

Simon Law¹

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Esophageal and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China. slaw@hku.hk

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Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial.
Biere SS, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Maas KW, Bonavina L, Rosman C, Garcia JR, Gisbertz SS, Klinkenbijl JH, Hollmann MW, de Lange ES, Bonjer HJ, van der Peet DL, Cuesta MA. Biere SS, et al. Lancet. 2012 May 19;379(9829):1887-92. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60516-9. Epub 2012 May 1. Lancet. 2012. PMID: 22552194 Clinical Trial.