Open AccessQuality of life after three kinds of esophagectomy for cancer
Author(s) -
Jian Zeng,
Jin-Shi Liu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i36.5106
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagectomy , esophageal cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , thoracoscopy , cancer , laparoscopy , nursing
To evaluate quality of life (QOL) following Ivor Lewis, left transthoracic, and combined thoracoscopic/laparoscopic esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer.