title: Laparoscopic transhiatal resection for malignancies of the distal esophagus: outcome of the first 50 resected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: John J G
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Scheepers
authors.forename: Alexander A F A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Veenhof
authors.forename: Donald L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: van der Peet
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Groeningen
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: Sybren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meijer
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cuesta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013156:Splenectomy; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome