Invited Commentary: Challenging Current Notions in Foregut Surgery: A Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Analysis of the Robotic and Laparoscopic Approach to Benign Foregut Surgery

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Ivy N Haskins. J Am Coll Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Aug 1;235(2):157-158.

doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000184. Epub 2022 Apr 8.

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Robotic Foregut Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration: Increasing Prevalence, Decreasing Operative Time, and Improving Outcomes.
Napolitano MA, Zebley JA, Wagner K, Holleran TJ, Werba G, Sparks AD, Trachiotis G, Brody F. Napolitano MA, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 1;235(2):149-156. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000218. Epub 2022 Apr 5. J Am Coll Surg. 2022. PMID: 35839388

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