Mariette and colleagues randomly assigned 207 patients with resectable esophageal cancer to undergo either transthoracic open esophagectomy or hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy. The hybrid procedure resulted in a lower incidence of major intraoperative or postoperative complications (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% confidence interval, 0.18 – 0.55; p<0.001). Both groups had similar survival over three years.

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