title: [Trans-thoracic esophagectomy with 3-field lymph nodes dissection].
abstract: Although open-chest surgery is the mainstay treatment for esophageal cancer, the understanding of the context of the surgery differs in Japan and the rest of the world. Three-field lymph node dissection has been unique to Japan, although some reports on its benefits are emerging elsewhere. In addition to three-field lymph node dissection, various efforts are made during surgical procedures to reduce complications at high-volume Japanese healthcare institutions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Esophageal and Gastroenterological Surgery, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwanuma
authors.forename: Natsumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Fuyumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Isayama
authors.forename: Kazutomo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohuchi
authors.forename: Noritaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kushida
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamazaki
authors.forename: Tetsusi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuniyasu
authors.forename: Takasi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsurumaru
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*