A preliminary experience with minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 449-455

  Tapias, L F ^a   Morse, C R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal neoplasm; Esophagectomy; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgical procedure; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; ESOPHAGEAL GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE IVOR LEWIS ESOPHAGECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863498690     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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