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This chapter illustrates the preoperative work-up, the operative indications, and the technique of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and selected cases of Barrett’s esophagus with extensive high-grade dysplasia.
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Sudarshan, M., Ferri, L. (2015). Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. In: Fisichella, P., Patti, M. (eds) Atlas of Esophageal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13015-6_17
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