Extent and consequences of lymphadenectomy in oesophageal cancer surgery: case vignette survey.
Didi Jjm de GouwMirre ScholteSuzanne S GisbertzBas P L WijnhovenMaroeska M RoversBastiaan R KlarenbeekCamiel RosmanPublished in: BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies (2020)
This expert case vignette survey study shows that there is no consensus on the extent of standard LND. Oesophageal surgeons seem more willing to extend LND rather than omit LND, based on accurate LN staging. The majority of surgeons expect that less extensive LND can reduce postoperative morbidity.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- quality improvement
- cross sectional
- minimally invasive
- papillary thyroid
- clinical practice
- thoracic surgery
- early stage
- patients undergoing
- squamous cell
- pet ct
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- radiation therapy
- childhood cancer
- young adults
- percutaneous coronary intervention