title: Reply to Letter: "Poorer Survival for Stage IIa Patients After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy".
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, pennathura@upmc.edu Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, luketichjd@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pennathur
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Gooding
authors.forename: Katie S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nason
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Luketich
mesh_terms: D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male