Patients with esophageal cancer who underwent hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy had a lower rate of major complication during or after surgery compared with those who underwent transthoracic open esophagectomy, a trial showed (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00937456)
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Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Confers Lower Complication Rate