Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in the Community Hospital Setting

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-530

  Hanna, Erin M ^a   Norton, H James ^a   Reames, Mark K ^b   Salo, Jonathan C ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Community hospital; Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DELIRIUM; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957902869     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: 15585042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2011.01.009     Document Type: Review

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