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Robot-assisted esophagectomy with extended mediastinal lymph node dissection: The learning curve and surgical outcomes.
 
Hirofumi Kawakubo
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Masashi Takeuchi
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Satoru Matsuda
Honoraria - Chugai Pharma; Covidien/Medtronic; Daiichi Sankyo/Lilly; Ethicon; MSD; Olympus Medical Systems; Ono Pharmaceutical
 
Yuko Kitagawa
Honoraria - Asahi Kasei; ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Astellas Pharma; AstraZeneca Japan; Bristol-Myers Squibb K.K.; Chugai Foundation for Innovative Drug Discovery Science; Chugai Pharma; DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED; EA Pharma; Eisai; Ethicon; Intuitive Surgical; Japan Lifeline Co.,Ltd.; Kaken Pharmaceutical; Kowa; Miyarisan pharmaceutical; MSD K.K.; Nippon Covidien; Nippon Kayaku; Olympus; Ono Pharmaceutical; Otsuka; Shionogi; Smart Hospital Inc.; Sysmex; T-PEC CORPORATION; Taiho Pharmaceutical; Takeda; Toray Industries; TSUMURA & CO.
Consulting or Advisory Role - Bristol-Myers Squibb K.K.; Ono Pharmaceutical
Research Funding - Asahi Kasei (Inst); Chugai Pharma (Inst); Eisai (Inst); Kaken Pharmaceutical (Inst); Kowa (Inst); Kyouwa Hakkou Kirin Co., Ltd. (Inst); Nippon Covidien (Inst); Otsuka (Inst); Otsuka (Inst); Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (Inst); Taiho Pharmaceutical (Inst); Takeda (Inst); Teijin Pharma (Inst); TSUMURA & CO. (Inst)