Inclusion criteria
oesophageal cancer
ONCOLOGY, OESOPHAGEAL CANCER
All patients scheduled for elective RAMIE for oesophageal cancer with intrathoracic oesophagogastrostomy (Ivor-Lewis) may be included in this study. Further inclusion criteria are as follows: patients of any sex, age ≥ 18 years, American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) score ≤ III, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status ≤ II, suitability for both management strategies, ability to understand the characteristics, and individual consequences of the clinical trial and written informed consent.