Postoperative short‐term outcomes of minimally invasive versus open esophagectomy for patients with esophageal cancer: An updated systematic review and meta‐analysis

Background We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to synthesize the available evidence regarding short‐term outcomes between minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and open esophagectomy (OE). Methods Studies were identified by searching databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science...

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Main Authors: Naeem M. Akhtar, Donglai Chen, Yuhuan Zhao, David Dane, Yuhang Xue, Wenjia Wang, Jiaheng Zhang, Yonghua Sang, Chang Chen, Yongbing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.13413