Minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma—Shanghai Chest Hospital experience

Esophageal cancer is a common gastrointestinal cancer and ranks sixth in tumor-related death. Esophageal adenocarcinoma is prevalence in European countries and the United States, while esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is frequently observed in Asian countries (1). Radical surgical resection combined with systematic lymph node dissection has always been used as a significant approach for treating esophageal cancer.