Open AccessSelection of minimally invasive surgical approaches for treating esophageal cancer
Author(s) -
Lee YuKwang,
Chen KeCheng,
Huang PeiMing,
Kuo ShuennWen,
Lin MongWei,
Lee JangMing
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.14533
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , selection (genetic algorithm) , invasive surgery , cancer , general surgery , oncology , surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science
Minimally invasive esophagectomy has gradually been accepted as an active treatment option for surgery of esophageal cancer. However, there is no consensus about how to perform the procedures in the thoracic and abdominal phase including anastomosis in the neck (McKeown) or chest (Ivor Lewis), VATS, robotic‐assisted or reduced port approaches or various endoscopic abrasion techniques. Further studies to investigate the roles of these novel techniques are required to treat the various patient populations.