J Buon
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The most critical parameter in the evaluation of the effectiveness of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is long-term outcome. In this study, patients in whom more than 5 years had elapsed since they had undergone minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal SCC were identified, and the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate and 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate were evaluated as the long-term outcomes. ⋯ Minimally invasive esophagectomy for the treatment of esophageal SCC is as feasible and safe as open esophagectomy in terms of both very long- and short-term outcomes.