title: Reply: To PMID 23866797.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsupokuei@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Po-Kuei
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Hu
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male