Resection for Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-343

  Chang, Andrew C ^a   Lee, Julia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Esophagectomy; Human; Mortality; Older patient

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DELIRIUM; ELDERLY CARE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449107340     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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