Preoperative Esophageal Stenting and 5-Year Survival in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: a Population-Based Nationwide Study from Finland.

Olli HelminenEero SihvoMika HelmiöHeikki HuhtaRaija KallioVesa KoivukangasArto KokkolaSimo LaineElina LietzenSanna MeriläinenVesa-Matti PohjanenTuomo RantanenAri RistimäkiJari V RäsänenJuha SaarnioVesa ToikkanenTuula TyrväinenAntti ValtolaJoonas H Kauppilanull null

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)

This nationwide study reports worse 5-year and 90-day outcomes in patients with preoperative esophageal stent. Since residual confounding remains possible, observed difference could be only an association rather than the cause.

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patients undergoing
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robot assisted
adverse drug
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
glycemic control