Does hoarseness of voice from recurrent nerve paralysis after esophagectomy for carcinoma influence patient quality of life?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-236

  Baba, Masamichi ^a   Natsugoe, Shoji ^a   Shimada, Mario ^a   Nakano, Shizuo ^a   Noguchi, Yasuhiko ^a   Kawachi, Kensuke ^a   Kusano, Chikara ^a   Aikou, Takashi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BODY WEIGHT; DETERIORATION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAL CAPACITY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0032957257     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(98)00295-6     Document Type: Article

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