Impact of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of esophageal cancer
BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of esophageal cancer is associated to a high morbidity and mortality rate. The open transthoracic or transhiatal esophagectomy are considerably invasive procedures and have been associated to high rates of complications and operative mortality. In this way, minimally i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva
2014-12-01
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| Series: | ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202014000400237&tlng=pt |