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[Members Only] J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 107(2): 73-76, 2006
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THE CURRENT STATUS AND EVALUATION OF THORACOSCOPIC ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR THORACIC ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
The current status and evaluation of esophagectomy by thoracoscopic approach for thoracic esophageal cancer are described. The esophagectomy by thoracoscopic approach for thoracic esophageal cancer have been reported in some Instituts since 1996 in Japan. In 10 years, series consisting a large number of esophageal cancer patients have been treated with esophagectomy by thoracoscopic approach and evaluated about operative safety, curabirity and postoperative morbidity. Now, the establishment of training system is the most important subject to achieve the standardization of thoracoscopic esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal caner.
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