title: Laparoscopic esophagectomy.
abstract: Minimally invasive esophagectomy is emerging as an alternative option to open esophagectomy for benign and malignant esophageal diseases. This article provides a detailed review of the history of minimally invasive esophagectomy and an update on the currently accepted techniques for minimally invasive esophagectomy and its outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California at Irvine, Medical Center, Irvine, CA 92868, USA. ninhn@uci.edu
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gelfand
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Luketich
mesh_terms: D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods