Surgical resection is regarded as the only curative option for resectable oesophageal cancer, but pulmonary complications occurring in more than half of patients after open oesophagectomy are a great concern. We assessed whether minimally invasive oesophagectomy reduces morbidity compared with open oesophagectomy.

Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial / S.S.A.Y. Biere, M. van Berge Henegouwen, K.W. Maas, L. Bonavina, C. Rosman, J.R. Garcia, S.S. Gisbertz, J.H.G. Klinkenbijl, M.W. Hollmann, E.S.M. de Lange, H.J. Bonjer, D.L. van der Peet, M.A. Cuesta. - In: THE LANCET. - ISSN 0140-6736. - 379:9829(2012 May 19), pp. 1887-1892. [10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60516-9]

Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

L. Bonavina;
2012

Abstract

Surgical resection is regarded as the only curative option for resectable oesophageal cancer, but pulmonary complications occurring in more than half of patients after open oesophagectomy are a great concern. We assessed whether minimally invasive oesophagectomy reduces morbidity compared with open oesophagectomy.
Young Adult ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; Humans ; Quality of Life ; Aged ; Esophagoscopy ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; Postoperative Complications ; Esophagectomy ; Length of Stay ; Lung Diseases ; Adult ; Treatment Outcome ; Esophagogastric Junction ; Middle Aged ; Adolescent ; Female ; Male
Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale
19-mag-2012
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