A comparative study of the transhiatal laparoscopic approach versus laparoscopic gastric mobilisation and right open transthoracic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer management

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-401

  Benzoni, Enrico ^a,b   Terrosu, Giovanni ^a   Bresadola, Vittorio ^a   Uzzau, Alessandro ^a   Intini, Sergio ^a   Noce, Luigi ^a   Cedolini, Carla ^a   Bresadola, Fabrizio ^a   De Anna, Dino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Clinica di Chirurgia Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Laparoscopic gastric mobilisation; Laparoscopic surgery; Transhiatal esophagectomy; Transthoracic esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PARALYSIS; STOMACH MOTILITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549046836     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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