Impact of preoperative 6-minute walk distance on long-term prognosis after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer.
Shin KondoTatsuro InoueTakahiro YoshidaTakashi SaitoSeiya InoueTakeshi NishinoMasakazu GotoNori SatoRei OnoAkira TangokuShinsuke KatohPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2021)
The preoperative 6MWD is useful for evaluating exercise capacity and predicting the long-term outcome in patients undergoing esophagectomy.