Minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer: Review of the literature and institutional experience

Cancer Control

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-137

  Yamamoto, Maki ^a   Weber, Jill M ^a   Karl, Richard C ^a   Meredith, Kenneth L ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPEN SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGEON; SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875850654     PISSN: 10732748     EISSN: 15262359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107327481302000206     Document Type: Article

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