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Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy

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Minimally invasive esophagectomy has been shown to be equal in terms of oncological benefit, while reducing the morbidity associated with open resection. In this chapter, we will describe our approach to minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy, including operative pearls and intraoperative troubleshooting guidance.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA

    Caitlin Harrington

  2. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Caitlin Harrington & Daniela Molena

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  1. Professor of Surgery and Fellow American College of Surgeons, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Marco G. Patti

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Amer H. Zureikat

  3. Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Alessandro Fichera

  4. Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Francisco Schlottmann

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Harrington, C., Molena, D. (2021). Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy. In: Patti, M.G., Zureikat, A.H., Fichera, A., Schlottmann, F. (eds) Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67940-8_6

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