Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Provides Significant Survival Advantage Compared with Open or Hybrid Esophagectomy for Patients with Cancers of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction

Abstract

This study supports MIE for EC as a superior procedure with respect to overall survival, perioperative mortality, and severity of postoperative complications. Several biases may have affected these results: earlier stage in the MIE group and disparity in timing of the procedures. These results will need to be confirmed in future prospective studies with longer follow-up.