Efficacy of thoracotomy and thoracoscopic-assisted esophageal surgery in conversion and salvage surgeries: a retrospective study

Efficacy of thoracotomy and thoracoscopic-assisted esophageal surgery in conversion and salvage surgeries: a retrospective study

Abstract Background The esophagus has no serosa; therefore, esophageal cancer may quickly invade its adjacent organs. In recent years, reports of conversion surgery (CS) and salvage surgery (SS) have described resection of esophageal cancer previously considered unresectable, with the addition of in...

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Main Authors: Isamu Hoshino, Hisashi Gunji, Naoki Kuwayama, Takeshi Kurosaki, Toru Tonooka, Hiroaki Soda, Nobuhiro Takiguchi, Yoshihiro Nabeya, Wataru Takayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Conversion surgery
Salvage therapy
Chemotherapy
Chemoradiotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02637-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02637-8

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