Clinical implementation of minimally invasive esophagectomy.

Background: Minimally invasive surgery is becoming the method of choice for the resection of esophageal cancer worldwide.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected clinical data in a tertiary care center with a detailed description of the course of the program.

Results: A total of 136 transthoracic esophageal resections were performed between 2010 and 2023.