Comparison of Outcomes Between McKeown and Sweet Esophagectomy in the Elderly Patients for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

• Published in: Cancer control Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 1073274820904700
• Main Authors: Chen, Dongni, Hu, Yihuai, Chen, Youfang, Hu, Jia, Wen, Zhesheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2020; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Esophageal cancer; Esophagus; Gastrointestinal surgery; Medical prognosis; Original Research Paper; Patients; Prognosis; Squamous cell carcinoma; Surgery; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; older patients; prognostic factor; surgical approach

The aim of this study was to compare the perioperative outcomes and long-term survival rates of the McKeown and Sweet procedures in patients with esophageal cancer younger than 70 years or older than 70 years. A total of 1432 consecutive patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who re...