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Sep 2026
Comparison of Respiratory function recovery after esophagectomy: a retrospective analysis of surgical approaches.
BACKGROUND Esophagectomy for patients with esophageal cancer is a highly invasive procedure that can lead to substantial postoperative pulmonary impairment. Minimally invasive approaches, such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE), have been introduce...
Naohito Sai, K. Miyata, Takahiro Imaizumi et al.
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