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[Modern surgical treatment of esophageal carcinoma]
M K Schilling1, C A Maurer, M W Büchler
1Klinik für Viszerale- und Transplantationschirurgie Universität Bern, Inselspital, Bern. martin.schilling@insel.ch
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique
|April 18, 2001
Abstract:
Curability of esophageal cancer has increased significantly during the last two decades by inducing stage adapted multimodal treatment strategies and radical resections. This overview summarizes advantages and disadvantages of various operative approaches, the extend of resection and methods to substitute the esophagus.