Comparison of the short-term quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer after subtotal esophagectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic or open surgery

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 408-414

  Wang, Hao ^a   Feng, Mingxiang ^a   Tan, Lijie ^a   Wang, Qun ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Quality of life (QOL); Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

AGED; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954931849     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2009.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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