Minimally invasive esophagectomy-behind patient-centered learning curves

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Editorial

Nikhil Panda et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 15):S1954-S1956.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.08.04.

¹ Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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