Oncologic efficacy is not compromised, and may be improved with minimally invasive esophagectomy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 560-566

  Berger, Adam C ^a   Bloomenthal, Aaron ^a   Weksler, Benny ^a   Evans, Nathaniel ^a   Chojnacki, Karen A ^a   Yeo, Charles J ^a   Rosato, Ernest L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953800749     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.12.042     Document Type: Article

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