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Inaugural Discussions in Cardiothoracic Treatment and Care: Surgery for Esophageal Cancer

Thursday, October 31, 2013

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Source Name: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: http://www.semthorcardiovascsurg.com/article/S1043-0679%2813%2900046-4/fulltext

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GE Darling, NK Altorki, JD Luketich, MB Orringer

This article is a transcription of a roundtable discussion on surgical management of esophageal cancer involving recognized experts in the field. Topics include conduit preparation, pyloric drainage, conduit preconditioning, postoperative reflux, the role of surgery in multimodality therapy, and the choice of incisions for esophagectomy.