Robotic Transthoracic Esophagectomy in High-Volume Centers: Improving Outcome and Extending Indications

Richard van Hillegersberg

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1667352

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 66(05): 360-361
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667352

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Robotic Transthoracic Esophagectomy in High-Volume Centers: Improving Outcome and Extending Indications

Richard van Hillegersberg

¹Division of Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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