One surgeon's learning curve for video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with the patient in lateral position: How many cases are needed to reach competence?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1346-1352

  Guo, Wei ^a   Zou, Ying Bo ^a   Ma, Zheng ^a   Niu, Hui Jun ^a   Jiang, Yao Guang ^a   Zhao, Yun Ping ^a   Gong, Tai Qian ^a   Wang, Ru Wen ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complication; Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Lateral position; Learning curve; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 84876289754     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2614-8     Document Type: Article

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