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01-03-2008 | Gastrointestinal Oncology
Is There a Place for Esogastric Cancer Surgery in Cirrhotic Patients?
Author:
Christophe Mariette, MD, PhD
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 3/2008
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Excerpt
It is well established that surgery, especially gastrointestinal cancer surgery, in nonbleeding cirrhotic patients carries a high risk of mortality and morbidity. Esophagogastrectomy for carcinoma in cirrhotic patients has been mentioned only occasionally in the literature. Our aim was to review literature results in esophageal and gastric cancer surgery, to identify cirrhotic patients who will benefit from surgery, and to give to surgeons technical specificities of such surgery. …