Efficacy comparison of transcervical video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy combined with left transthoracic esophagectomy versus right transthoracic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer treatment

Efficacy comparison of transcervical video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy combined with left transthoracic esophagectomy versus right transthoracic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer treatment

Abstract Background This study aimed to propose a new surgical strategy, i.e., the transcervical video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) with esophagectomy via the left transthoracic approach for patients with esophageal cancer (EC), and to compare the outcomes with those of esophage...

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Main Authors: Xu Li, Wenxiang Wang, Yong Zhou, Desong Yang, Jie Wu, Baihua Zhang, Zhining Wu, Jinming Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal carcinoma
Esophagectomy
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1268-3

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