Minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 879-884

  Santillan, Alfredo A ^a   Farma, Jeffrey M ^a   Meredith, Kenneth L ^a   Shah, Nilay R ^a   Kelley, Scott T ^a,b  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Watson Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal neoplasms; Esophagectomy; Laparoscopy; Thorascoscopy

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 56049114234     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2008.0066     Document Type: Review

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