Kinetics of cytokines and PMN-E in thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1484-1487

  Fukunaga, T ^a   Kidokoro, A ^a   Fukunaga, M ^a   Nagakari, K ^a   Suda, M ^a   Yoshikawa, S ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY URAYASU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Interleukin 6; Interleukin 8; Polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase; Radical thoracoscopic esophagectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0035195403     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-0039-x     Document Type: Article

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