Giovanni Capovilla, Eren Uzun, Alessia Scarton, Lucia Moletta, Edin Hadzijusufovic, Luca Provenzano, Renato Salvador, Elisa Sefora Pierobon, Gianpietro Zanchettin, Evangelos Tagkalos, Felix Berlth, Hauke Lang, Michele Valmasoni, Peter P Grimminger
INTRODUCTION: Several studies reported the advantages of minimally invasive esophagectomy over the conventional open approach, particularly in terms of postoperative morbidity and mortality. The literature regarding the elderly population is however scarce and it is still not clear whether elderly patients may benefit from a minimally invasive approach as the general population. We sought to evaluate whether thoracoscopic/ laparoscopic (MIE) or fully robotic (RAMIE) Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy significantly reduces postoperative morbidity in the elderly population...
2023: Frontiers in Oncology