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SUBMITTER: Wald O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5387153 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wald Ori O Smaglo Brandon B Mok Henry H Groth Shawn S SS
Annals of cardiothoracic surgery 20170301 2
Resection techniques for esophageal carcinoma continue to evolve, from endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection for early stage disease to standard and robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy as part of multimodal therapy for locally advanced disease. Though currently limited to assessing conduit perfusion and sentinel lymph nodes, embedded technology in the robotic surgical platform will likely play an expanded role during esophagectomy in the future. The use of ...[more]