Transthoracic resection versus non-transthoracic resection for gastroesophageal junction cancer: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the impact of transthoracic resection on long-term survival of patients with GEJ cancer and to compare the postoperative morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing transthoracic resection with those of patients who were not undergoing tran...

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Main Authors: Kun Yang, Hai-Ning Chen, Xin-Zu Chen, Qing-Chun Lu, Lin Pan, Jie Liu, Bin Dai, Bo Zhang, Zhi-Xin Chen, Jia-Ping Chen, Jian-Kun Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3366974?pdf=render