Esophageal resection for carcinoma in patients older than 70 years

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 210-214

  Sabel, Michael S ^a,b   Smith, Judy L ^a,b   Nava, Hector R ^a,b   Mollen, Kevin ^a,b   Douglass, Harold O ^a,b   Gibbs, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced age; Aggressive surgical approach; Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Postoperative complications; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036206938     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2002.9.2.210     Document Type: Article

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