Transhiatal versus Left Transthoracic Esophagectomy for Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer; The Impact of Surgical Approach on Postoperative Complications

BACKGROUND Esophagectomy is the mainstay of treatment for esophageal cancer. Although different surgical approaches have been described, choosing the most appropriate technique is still on debate. We compared the complications of transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) versus left transthoracic esophagecto...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Mir, Marzieh Lashkari, Reza Ghalehtaki, Ali Mir, Amir Hossein Latif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2019-04-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1951