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Review
. 2017 Mar;6(2):179-185.
doi: 10.21037/acs.2017.03.12.

Robotic assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE): the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center initial experience

Olugbenga T Okusanya  1 , Inderpal S Sarkaria  1 , Nicholas R Hess  1 , Katie S Nason  1 , Manuel Villa Sanchez  1 , Ryan M Levy  1 , Arjun Pennathur  1 , James D Luketich  1
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Robotic assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE): the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center initial experience

Olugbenga T Okusanya et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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