Variation in the Standard of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer-Systematic Review

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 176-187

  Hanna, George B ^a   Arya, Shobhit ^a   Markar, Sheraz R ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Laparoscopic; Minimally invasive esophagectomy; Operating technique

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE ESOPHAGECTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONSENSUS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STANDARD OF CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870400292     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: 15329488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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