Robot-assisted minimally invasive thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy (RAMIE) may be a lower-cost alternative, with better post-operative outcomes, to open transthoracic esophagectomy (OTE) for patients with esophageal cancer, according to research being presented at the 2018 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California
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RAMIE May Improve Post-operative Outcomes Among Patients With Esophageal Cancer