Since 1992, various combinations of thoracoscopy (VATS), laparoscopy or hand-assisted
thoracolaparoscopy have been used for 'minimally invasive'cancer esophagectomy (MIE) …

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has developed very rapidly in these two decades,
and has replaced conventional open thoracotomy as a standard procedure for some simple …

Background A direct comparison of open operation and video-assisted thoracoscopic
surgery (VATS) for radical oesophagectomy has yet to be published. Methods Medical …

Background. Minimal access surgery is an alternative to open surgery in esophageal
surgery. Its role in cancer resection is controversial. Methods. Thoracoscopic esophageal …

Background: The efficacy of thoracoscopic radical esophagectomy for cancer of the thoracic
esophagus and the learning curve required have yet to be clearly established. Methods …

Objective This study aims to evaluate the risk of esophagectomy in the elderly compared
with younger patients and to determine whether results of esophagectomy in the elderly …

Esophagectomy is associated with significant risks of perioperative morbidity and mortality,
as well as prolonged convalescence due to effects of the incisions used for conventional …

Background Esophagectomy is a technically demanding operation with high procedure-
related morbidity and mortality rates. Minimally invasive techniques were introduced in the …

Abstract Background: The Ivor-Lewis procedure is a radical, invasive, and effective
procedure for the resection of most esophageal cancers. To minimize invasiveness, we …

From the outset, it is necessary to appreciate the divergence in epidemiologic pattern
between the East and the West. The most striking finding on esophageal cancer in the past …