Clinicopathologic characteristics of esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma in elderly patients

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1296-1299

  Ma, Jian Yang ^a   Wu, Zhu ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Zhao, Yong Fan ^a   Liu, Lun Xu ^a   Kou, Ying Li ^a   Zhou, Qing Hua ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Esophagectomy; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERIATRICS; HEART DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33645507037     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1296     Document Type: Article

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