Endoscopic therapy for oesophageal cancer

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-105

  Ng, Enders K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endoscopic therapy; Oesophageal cancer; Surgical approach; VAT oesophagectomy; Video assisted thoracoscopic oesophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; DYSPNEA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFECTION; NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH TUBE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 29144533046     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088590     Document Type: Review

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