The first randomised controlled trial on minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and the ongoing quest for greater evidence.

J Thorac Dis

The Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

Published: October 2012

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