Outcomes of esophagectomy according to surgeon's training: General vs. thoracic

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1907-1911

  Smith, Brian R ^a   Hinojosa, Marcelo W ^a   Reavis, Kevin M ^a   Nguyen, Ninh T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Ivor Lewis; Subspecialty training; Transhiatal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54349088209     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0664-y     Document Type: Article

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