Abstract
Evidence-based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of best available evidence in making decisions for individual patient care. The present review gives an evidence-based review of esophageal cancer surgery. The literature search was restricted to the highest level of evidence on the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1319-1326 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
- CERVICAL ESOPHAGOGASTRIC ANASTOMOSIS
- LIMITED TRANSHIATAL RESECTION
- GASTRIC TUBE RECONSTRUCTION
- TRANSTHORACIC RESECTION
- THORACIC ANASTOMOSIS
- HAND-SEWN
- INTRATHORACIC STOMACH
- CLINICAL-TRIAL
- NO DRAINAGE