Open AccessDoes perioperative prostaglandin E1 affect survival of patients with esophageal cancer?
Author(s) -
Fahimeh Farrokhnia,
Jalil Makarem,
Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh,
Nazanin Andalib
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i12.284
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , intensive care unit , esophageal cancer , esophagectomy , anesthesia , surgery , body mass index , randomization , placebo , thoracotomy , randomized controlled trial , cancer , alternative medicine , pathology
To detect the effect of intraoperative prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) infusion on survival of esophagectomized patients due to cancer.