Minimally invasive esophagectomy for cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-21

  Decker, Georges ^a,b   Coosemans, Willy ^a   De Leyn, Paul ^a   Decaluwé, Herbert ^a   Nafteux, Philippe ^a   Van Raemdonck, Dirk ^a   Lerut, Toni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Service de médecine nucléaire   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Cancer; Esophagus; Laparoscopy; Surgery; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG DISEASE; MEDLINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57549085739     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.024     Document Type: Review

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