Transthoracic or transhiatal resection for middle- and lower-third esophageal carcinoma?

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Chou, Shah Hwa ^a   Kao, Eing Long ^a   Chuang, Hung Yi ^a   Wang, Wen Ming ^a   Wu, Deng Chyang ^a   Huang, Meei Feng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dysphagia score; Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Transhiatal; Transthoracic; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY; TRANSTHORACIC ESOPHAGECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 14144252881     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70270-0     Document Type: Article

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