Minimally invasive oesophagectomy for carcinoma oesophagus - Approaches and options in a high volume tertiary centre

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 642-644

  Rajan, P S ^a   Vaithiswaran, V ^a   Rajapandian, S ^a   Senthilnathan, P ^a   Praveenraj, P ^a   Palanivelu, C ^a  

^a GEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinoma oesophagns; Minimally invasive oesophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IVOR LEWIS APPROACH; LAPAROSCOPIC ESOPHAGOGASTRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC IVOR LEWIS ESOPHAGOGASTRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORACOLAPAROSCOPIC ESOPHAGECTOMY;

EID: 79952401378     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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