Fig. 16.1 Arrangement of ports in thoracoscopic approach. AAL anterior axillary line, MAL midaxillary line, PAL posterior axillary line Fig. 16.2 The esophageal tumor is pushed away from the esophageal…
Treatment arms Primary end point Secondary end points MAGIC [3] Surgery alone Epirubicin 50 mg/m2 day 1 5-year OS 5-year PFS Cisplatin 60 mg/m2 day 1 HR 0.75 HR 0.66…
Author ECP patients LOS (PC) (days) LOS (ECP) (days) Mortality (PC) (%) Mortality (ECP) (%) Morbidity (PC) (%) Morbidity (ECP) (%) Zehr et al. (1991–1997) [24] 96 13.6 ± 6.9 9.5 ± 2.8 3.6…
Fig. 4.1 (a) The lymphatics of the esophagus are distributed in the form of a submucosal and a paraesophageal plexus that can both drain directly into the periesophageal lymph nodes….
Risk factor Risk Tobacco 4–8× Alcohol 1.3–8× Alcohol dehydrogenase 4× Fruits and vegetables 0.53–0.56× Poverty 8× Gastroesophageal reflux 7.7× Obesity 3.1× Helicobacter pylori infection 0.56–1.1× Squamous Cell Carcinoma Worldwide squamous…
Cardiac disease Pulmonary disease Liver disease VTE Nutrition Frailty Risk factors CAD COPD/asthma ETOH Hx of VTE > 10 % Weight loss Age > 65 Prior MI Exercise intolerance Hepatitis Immobility…
PK parameter Dimension Relevance t 1/2zp Time Transfer from blood to deep compartment t 1/2el Time Elimination half-life from the body c max Concentration/volume Peak concentration in blood or tissue…
Model Lung unilateral embolization with DSM ± carboDDP, rats: study of pulmonary microcirculation by measurement of FITC-labeled erythrocytes N 12 (2 × 6) Objective Pulmonary microcirculation Comparisons 1. unilateral embolization with DSM 2. unilateral…
Author Method Patients (n) Tumor size (cm) Overall survival p 1 y (%) 3 y (%) 5 y (%) Vivarelli (2004) [17] Surgery 79 n.a. 83 65 n.a. 0.002 RFA…
