Robot-assisted minimally invasive thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy versus open transthoracic esophagectomy for resectable esophageal cancer, a randomized controlled trial (ROBOT trial)

BACKGROUND: For esophageal cancer patients, radical esophagolymphadenectomy is the cornerstone of multimodality treatment with curative intent. Transthoracic esophagectomy is the preferred surgical approach worldwide allowing for en-bloc resection of the tumor with the surrounding lymph nodes. Howev...

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Autores principales: van der Sluis, Pieter C, Ruurda, Jelle P, van der Horst, Sylvia, Verhage, Roy JJ, Besselink, Marc GH, Prins, Margriet JD, Haverkamp, Leonie, Schippers, Carlo, Rinkes, Inne HM Borel, Joore, Hans CA, ten Kate, Fiebo JW, Koffijberg, Hendrik, Kroese, Christiaan C, van Leeuwen, Maarten S, Lolkema, Martijn PJK, Reerink, Onne, Schipper, Marguerite EI, Steenhagen, Elles, Vleggaar, Frank P, Voest, Emile E, Siersema, Peter D, van Hillegersberg, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3564860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23199187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-230

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