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ASO Author Reflections: Overcoming the Learning Curve for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA

    June S. Peng MD, Moshim Kukar MD & Steven N. Hochwald MD, MBA

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June S. Peng, Moshim Kukar, and Steven N. Hochwald report no conflicts of interest.

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Technique for Robotic Transhiatal Esophagectomy”. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-08186-x.

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Peng, J.S., Kukar, M. & Hochwald, S.N. ASO Author Reflections: Overcoming the Learning Curve for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 3039–3040 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08372-2

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