Retrospective study using the propensity score to clarify the oncologic feasibility of thoracoscopic esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1673-1680

  Takeno, Shinsuke ^a,b   Takahashi, Yoshiaki ^a   Moroga, Toshihiko ^b   Kawahara, Katsunobu ^b   Yamashita, Yuichi ^a   Ohtaki, Megu ^c  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879792909     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2008-7     Document Type: Article

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