Favorable clinical outcomes of total robotic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

摘要

This article by Na and co-authors analyzed outcomes of total-robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (T-RAMIE) and compared them with those of hybrid-RAMIE (H-RAMIE) ( ). T-RAMIE was defined as esophagectomy performed robotically in both the thoracic and abdominal cavities, and H-RAMIE was defined as laparotomy performed in the abdominal cavities instead of the robotic procedure.