Textbook outcome after robotic and laparoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy is associated with improved survival: A propensity score-matched analysis.

Background: Esophagectomy is central to curative therapy for esophageal cancer (EC). Perioperative outcomes affect both disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients undergoing oncologic esophageal surgery. The adoption of robotic techniques may improve surgical outcomes; however, the complex nature of perioperative outcomes is not adequately captured by individual quality measures.