A Population-Based Study Using Belgian Cancer Registry Data Supports Centralization of Esophageal Cancer Surgery in Belgium.

Lien van WalleGeert SilversmitLieven DepyperePhilippe NafteuxHans Van VeerElke Van DaeleYannick DeswysenJérôme XiclunaAnnelies DebucquoyLiesbet Van EyckenKarin Haustermansnull null

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)

Population-based data from the BCR confirmed a strong volume-outcome association for esophageal resections. Improved 5-year survival in centers with annual volumes of 20 or more resections was driven mainly by the achievement of superior 90-day mortality. These findings supported centralization of esophageal resections in Belgium.

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