It ’s not always too late: a case for minimally invasive salvage esophagectomy

ConclusionOverall survival and disease-free survival were equivalent between SE and PE. Local recurrence was noted to be increased with SE, though this did not appear to affect survival. Although planned esophagectomy remains the standard of care, salvage esophagectomy has comparable outcomes and is appropriate for selected patients.
Source: Surgical Endoscopy - Category: Surgery Source Type: research