Annals of Oncology
http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/07/29/annonc.mds181.abstract...
A. P. Thrift and D. C. Whiteman
To use meta-analysis to compare oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) with open techniques (thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic). Analysis includes the extent of lymph node (LN) clearance, number of LNs retrieved, staging, geographic variance, and mortality.
Dantoc M, et al "Evidence to support the use of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. A meta-analysis" Arch Surg 2012; 147: 768-776.
Marc Dantoc, MBBS(Hons), MPhil(Med); Michael R. Cox, MBBS, MS, FRACS; Guy D. Eslick, PhD, FFPH
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http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/09/annonc.mds206.abstract?etoc
Overweight patients operated on for cancer of the esophagus survive longer than normal-weight patients.
Scarpa M, Cagol M, Bettini S, Alfieri R, Carraro A, Cavallin F, Trevellin E, Saadeh LM, Ruol A, Vettor R, Ancona E, Castoro C.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Feb;17(2):218-27
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Oesophageal Cancer: Analysis at Different Steps of the Treatment Pathway.
Scarpa M, Saadeh LM, Fasolo A, Alfieri R, Cagol M, Cavallin F, Pinto E, Zaninotto G, Ancona E, Castoro C.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]
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