Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy for the treatment of esophagogastric cancer: a meta-analysis

• Published in: Annals of surgery Vol. 254; no. 6; p. 894
• Main Authors: Boshier, Piers R, Anderson, Oliver, Hanna, George B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Abdomen - surgery; Disease-Free Survival; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophagectomy - methods; Esophagectomy - mortality; Gastrectomy - methods; Gastrectomy - mortality; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Length of Stay; Lymph Node Excision - methods; Lymph Node Excision - mortality; Neck - surgery; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - mortality; Stomach Neoplasms - mortality; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Thoracotomy - methods; Thoracotomy - mortality

To study the differences in short and long-term outcomes of transthoracic and transhiatal esophagectomy for cancer. Studies have compared transthoracic with transhiatal esophagectomy with varying results. Previous systematic reviews (1999, 2001) do not include the latest randomized controlled trials...