Quality of life after robot-assisted transmediastinal radical surgery for esophageal cancer

201830 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Shuntaro Yoshimura · The University of Tokyo

Kazuhiko Mori · Mitsui Memorial Hospital

Yukinori Yamagata · Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center

Susumu Aikou · The University of Tokyo

Koichi Yagi · The University of Tokyo

Masato Nishida · The University of Tokyo

Hiroharu Yamashita

Abstract

This study indicates that robot-assisted radical transmediastinal esophagectomy is associated with better postoperative QOL compared to transthoracic esophagectomy. A larger study and prospective analyses are needed to confirm the current results.

Topics & Keywords

Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Esophageal and GI Pathology Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy

Volume 32, Issue 5, pp. 2249-2254

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5918-x

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