Transhiatal versus transthoracic esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus and cardia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 478-482

  Stark, Steven P ^a,c   Romberg, Michael S ^b   Pierce, George E ^b   Hermreck, Arlo S ^b   Jewell, William R ^b   Moran, Jon F ^b   Cherian, George ^a   Delcore, Romano ^b   Thomas, James H ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX;

EID: 0030297515     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00224-3     Document Type: Article

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