A feasibility study of mediastinoscopic radical esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer from the viewpoint of the dissected mediastinal lymph nodes validated with thoracoscopic procedure: a prospective clinical trial

ConclusionAlthough the rate of recurrent nerve palsy still should be reduced, our mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy technique is closely similar to radical esophagectomy.
Source: Esophagus - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research