Thoracoscopic and hand assisted laparoscopic esophagectomy with radical lymph node dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the left lateral decubitus position: a single center retrospective analysis of 654 patients
Abstract Background The rates of thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed in the prone and left lateral decubitus positions are similar in Japan. We retrospectively reviewed short- and long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer performed in the left lateral decubitus positi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3743-1 |