title: The assessment of patients undergoing esophagectomy.
authors.affiliation: Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kirby
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000401:mortality; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000175:diagnosis; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity