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Prognosis of Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma After Routine Thoracic Duct Resection

Taro Oshikiri; Hodaka Numasaki; Junya Oguma; Yasushi Toh; Masayuki Watanabe; Manabu Muto; Yoshihiro Kakeji; Yuichiro� Doki · 2021 · Annals of Surgery

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OBJECTIVE: To clarify whether routine thoracic duct (TD) resection improves the prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer after radical esophagectomy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Although TD resection can cause nutritional disadvantage…

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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1097/sla.0000000000005340