Styliani Mantziari, Jessie A Elliott, Sheraz R Markar, Fredrik Klevebro, Lucas Goense, Asif Johar, Pernilla Lagergren, Giovanni Zaninotto, Richard van Hillegersberg, Mark I van Berge Henegouwen, Markus Schäfer, Magnus Nilsson, George B Hanna, John V Reynolds
BACKGROUND: Oesophageal cancer, in particular adenocarcinoma, has a strong male predominance. However, the impact of patient sex on operative and oncologic outcomes and recovery of health-related quality of life is poorly documented, and was the focus of this large multicentre cohort study. METHODS: All consecutive patients who underwent oncological oesophagectomy from 2009 to 2015 in the 20 European iNvestigation of SUrveillance after Resection for Esophageal cancer study group centres were assessed...
March 1, 2024: BJS Open