The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 4 , Pages 448-452 , April 2007

Surgical outcome after the clearance of abdominal metastatic lymph nodes in 138 patients with thoracic esophageal carcinoma

  • Hideaki Shimada, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 43 226 2110; fax: +81 43 226 2113.
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  • Shin-ichi Okazumi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hisahiro Matsubara, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Tooru Shiratori, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Kiyohiko Shuto, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Yasunori Akutsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshihiro Nabeya, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hideki Hayashi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Research Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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  • Takenori Ochiai, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Frontier Surgery (M9), Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan

Received 26 March 2006 ,Revised 2 June 2006

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 Supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan (21st Century Center of Excellence Program).

PII: S0002-9610(07)00014-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.047

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 4 , Pages 448-452 , April 2007

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