Learning curve for the abdominal procedure in total robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy with simultaneous cervical approach: an initial experience.

The slope increased from the first to the sixth patient (phase I: learning phase), remained relatively stable between the seventh and eighteenth patients (phase II: competence phase), and showed a decreasing trend from the nineteenth patient onward (phase III: mastery/proficiency phase).

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