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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 15):S1894-S1896.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.08.67.

Challenge for establishment of international benchmarks for complications associated with esophagectomy

Masaaki Iwatsuki  1 , Naoya Yoshida  1 , Hideo Baba  1
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Editorial

Challenge for establishment of international benchmarks for complications associated with esophagectomy

Masaaki Iwatsuki et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Benchmarking Complications Associated with Esophagectomy.
    Low DE, Kuppusamy MK, Alderson D, Cecconello I, Chang AC, Darling G, Davies A, D'Journo XB, Gisbertz SS, Griffin SM, Hardwick R, Hoelscher A, Hofstetter W, Jobe B, Kitagawa Y, Law S, Mariette C, Maynard N, Morse CR, Nafteux P, Pera M, Pramesh CS, Puig S, Reynolds JV, Schroeder W, Smithers M, Wijnhoven BPL. Low DE, et al. Ann Surg. 2019 Feb;269(2):291-298. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002611. Ann Surg. 2019. PMID: 29206677

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