Esophageal cancer : diagnosis and treatment /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
©2018
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11679055
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Other authors / contributors:Schlottmann, Francisco, editor.
Molena, Daniela, editor.
Patti, Marco G., editor.
ISBN:9783319918303
3319918303
9783319918297
331991829X
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 6, 2018).
Summary:This book provides comprehensive and practical guidance for the management of esophageal cancer. It presents a detailed review of the pathophysiology, clinical staging, treatment, and outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer. Chapters cover the epidemiology of the disease, latest diagnostic and staging tools, systemic therapies, and the current open and minimally invasive surgical techniques including transhiatal, Ivor Lewis and McKeown esophagectomy. Esophageal Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment compiles experience gained across a variety of medical disciplines, with contributions from world renowned surgeons, gastroenterologists, and medical oncologists. Thanks to its multidisciplinary authorship, this book represents a unique resource for anybody who takes care of patients with esophageal cancer.
Other form:Print version: Esophageal cancer. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018] 331991829X
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-91830-3