Laparoscopic esophagectomy in the palliative treatment of advanced esophageal cancer after radiochemotherapy

[1] Altorki NK(1997)En bloc esophagectomy improves survival for stage III esophageal cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 114 948-955

[2] Girardi L(1997)Occult cervical nodal metastasis in esophageal cancer: preliminary results of three-field lymphadenectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 113 540-554

[3] Skinner DB(2000)Improvement in the results of surgical treatment of advanced squamous esophageal carcinoma during 15 consecutive years Ann Surg 232 225-232

[4] Altorki NK(1995)Delayed postoperative emptying after esophageal resection is dependent on the size of gastric substitute J Am Coll Surg 180 461-464

[5] Skinner DB(1997)Chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery compared with surgery alone in squamous cell cancer of the esophagus N Engl J Med 337 161-167

[6] Ando N(2000)Endosonographic assessment of multimodality therapy predicts survival of esophageal carcinoma patients Cancer 88 1788-1795

[7] Ozawa S(1993)En bloc and standard esophagectomies by thoracoscopy Ann Thorac Surg 56 675-679

[8] Kitagawa Y(1998)The denervated stomach as an esophageal substitute is a contractile organ Ann Surg 227 33-39

[9] Shinozawa Y(1992)Endoscopic esophagectomy through a right thoracoscopic approach J R Coll Surg Edinb 77 845-857

[10] Kitajima M(1995)Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy with esophagogastroplasty Surg Laparosc Endosc 5 1-5

[1] Altorki NK(1997)En bloc esophagectomy improves survival for stage III esophageal cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 114 948-955

[2] Girardi L(1997)Occult cervical nodal metastasis in esophageal cancer: preliminary results of three-field lymphadenectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 113 540-554

[3] Skinner DB(2000)Improvement in the results of surgical treatment of advanced squamous esophageal carcinoma during 15 consecutive years Ann Surg 232 225-232

[4] Altorki NK(1995)Delayed postoperative emptying after esophageal resection is dependent on the size of gastric substitute J Am Coll Surg 180 461-464

[5] Skinner DB(1997)Chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery compared with surgery alone in squamous cell cancer of the esophagus N Engl J Med 337 161-167

[6] Ando N(2000)Endosonographic assessment of multimodality therapy predicts survival of esophageal carcinoma patients Cancer 88 1788-1795

[7] Ozawa S(1993)En bloc and standard esophagectomies by thoracoscopy Ann Thorac Surg 56 675-679

[8] Kitagawa Y(1998)The denervated stomach as an esophageal substitute is a contractile organ Ann Surg 227 33-39

[9] Shinozawa Y(1992)Endoscopic esophagectomy through a right thoracoscopic approach J R Coll Surg Edinb 77 845-857

[10] Kitajima M(1995)Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy with esophagogastroplasty Surg Laparosc Endosc 5 1-5