Esophageal cancer: Outcome and potential benefit of esophagectomy in elderly patients

Background This analysis evaluated the morbimortality and the potential benefit of esophagectomy for cancer in elderly patients. Methods Patients who underwent esophagectomy for EC were divided into elderly (≥70 years) and nonelderly (

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Published in:Thoracic cancer 2022-10, Vol.13 (19), p.2699-2710
Main Authors: Laurent, Adeline, Marechal, Raphael, Farinella, Eleonora, Bouazza, Fikri, Charaf, Yassine, Gay, France, Van Laethem, Jean‐Luc, Gonsette, Kimberly, El Nakadi, Issam
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Language:English
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Abbreviations
Age
Cancer therapies
Confidence intervals
elderly
Esophageal cancer
esophagectomy
Laparoscopy
Laparotomy
Lymphatic system
Medical personnel
Mortality
Multivariate analysis
Original
Ostomy
outcomes
Patients
Surgery
Surgical anastomosis
Tumors
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Summary:Background This analysis evaluated the morbimortality and the potential benefit of esophagectomy for cancer in elderly patients. Methods Patients who underwent esophagectomy for EC were divided into elderly (≥70 years) and nonelderly (
ISSN:1759-7706
1759-7714
DOI:10.1111/1759-7714.14596