The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 6 , Pages 1228-1236 , June 2008

En bloc esophagectomy reduces local recurrence and improves survival compared with transhiatal resection after neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma

  • C. Rizzetto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif
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  • S.R. DeMeester, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Steven R. DeMeester, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo St, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90033.
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  • J.A. Hagen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif
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  • C.G. Peyre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif
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  • J.C. Lipham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif
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  • T.R. DeMeester, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif

Received 2 July 2007 ,Revised 15 September 2007 ,Accepted 4 October 2007.

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 Read at the Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Sanata Ana Pueblo, NM, June 27–30, 2007.

PII: S0022-5223(08)00216-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.082

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 6 , Pages 1228-1236 , June 2008

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