En bloc and standard esophagectomies by thoracoscopy
✍ Scribed by Jean-Marie Collard; Benoît Lengele; Jean-Bernard Otte; Paul-Jacques Kestens
- Book ID
- 115697995
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1010 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
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## Background and objectives: En bloc esophagectomy has been established as the treatment of choice for patients with resectable esophageal carcinoma. however, an extensive surgical procedure may result in further impairment of the patient's nutritional status and immune system. thus a prospective