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Effect of thoracic cage width on surgery time and postoperative outcome in minimally invasive esophagectomy.

C MannT JezyckiF BerlthE HadzijusufovicE UzunA Mähringer-KunzH LangR KlöcknerPeter Philipp Grimminger
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
A small thoracic cage width is significantly correlated with longer operation time during thoracic phase of a MIE in Europe, which suggests increased surgical difficulty. Patients with small thoracic cage width may preferably be operated by MIE-experienced surgeons.
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