TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy A1 - Nafteux, Philippe A1 - Coosemans, Willy A1 - Lerut, Toni A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Burt, Bryan M. A2 - Groth, Shawn S. A2 - Loor, Gabriel A2 - Wolf, Andrea S. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann PY - 2020 T2 - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e AB - For surgeons familiar with the unique and extraordinary challenges presented by surgery of esophageal malignancy, the words of Ivor Lewis appear as valid today as they were when first written over 50 years ago: “There is little doubt that the successful outcome of radical curative surgery for esophageal carcinoma remains one of the great challenges of surgical practice.”1 A satisfactory result necessitates optimization of the patient’s physical state and tumor staging, a high degree of surgical skill and experience, and teamwork involving close coordination of the surgical, anesthetic, physiotherapeutic, and nursing modalities of treatment. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170406404 ER -