Intraoperative conversion does not affect the oncological outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy for treatment of esophageal cancer

ConclusionsUnivariate analysis and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis indicated that intraoperative conversion did not significantly influence the OS and RFS rate of these patients. Our results demonstrated that the intraoperative conversion did not affect the long-term survival of patients underwent MIE for ESCC.
Source: Surgical Endoscopy - Category: Surgery Source Type: research