Results of the introduction of a minimally invasive esophagectomy program in a tertiary referral center

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 467-473

  Blom, Rachel L G M ^a   Klinkenbijl, Jean H G ^a   Hollmann, Markus W ^a   Bergman, Jacques J G H M ^a   Cuesta, Miguel A ^b   Bemelman, Willem A ^a   Busch, Olivier R C ^a   van Berge Henegouwen, M I ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complications; Esophageal cancer; Surgical technical; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84868290501     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.09.05     Document Type: Article

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