Is minimally invasive esophagectomy beneficial to elderly patients with esophageal cancer?

Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

Surya S. A. Y. Biere, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, K. W. Maas et al. · The Lancet · 2012 · 1.7K citations

Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +14

Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

James D. Luketich, Arjun Pennathur, Omar Awais et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2012 · 841 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +17

Comparison of the Outcomes Between Open and Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

B. Mark Smithers, D. C. Gotley, Ian Martin et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2007 · 390 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +17

Extended Esophagectomy in Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancer: Minor Effect of Age Alone in Determining the Postoperative Course and Survival

Bareld B. Pultrum, Dirk J. Bosch, Maarten W. Nijsten et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2010 · 104 citations · Full text

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Outcome of Esophagectomy for Cancer in Elderly Patients

Tanja M. Cijs, Cees Verhoef, Ewout W. Steyerberg et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2010 · 103 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +12