Short-term postoperative superiority and 5-year follow-up outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for treatment of esophageal carcinoma: a historical comparison with conventional open esophagectomy under a single experienced surgeon

Autor: Yoichi Tanaka, Osamu Komine, Eiji Uchida, Masanori Watanabe, Hideyuki Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, Akira Tokunaga, Hirohiko Sakamoto
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Esophagus. 11:54-63
ISSN: 1612-9067
1612-9059
DOI: 10.1007/s10388-013-0388-2
Popis: Background Few reports have provided a direct comparison of thoracoscopic and open esophagectomy for treatment of esophageal carcinoma in a sufficiently large number of patients with an adequate follow-up period.
Databáze: OpenAIRE