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Esophageal cancer resection in the elderly

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1996

Year

P. Thomas, C. Doddoli, Phillippa J. Neville, J.A. Pons, P. Lienne, R Giudicelli, P Fuentes, Marc Giovannini, Juergen Seitz
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Abstract

These data suggest that esophagectomy can be performed safely in selected septuagenarian patients, thus allowing a substantial survival with excellent functional status in a portion of these patients.