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The principal randomized trial comparing transhiatal (THO) and transthoracic (TTO) oesophagectomy showed no survival difference, but suggested that some subgroups of patients may benefit from the more extended lymphadenectomy typically conducted with TTO.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This was a cohort study based on two prospectively created databases. Short- and long-term outcomes for patients undergoing THO and TTO were compared. The primary outcome measure was overall survival, with secondary outcomes including time to recurrence and patterns of disease relapse. A Cox proportional hazards model provided hazard ratios (HRs) and 95 per cent confidence intervals (c.i.), with adjustments for age, tumour stage, tumour grade, response to chemotherapy and lymphovascular invasion.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of 664 included patients (263 THO, 401 TTO), the distributions of age, sex and histological subtype were similar between the groups. In-hospital mortality (1\u00b71 versus 3\u00b72 per cent for THO and TTO respectively; P = 0\u00b7110) and in-hospital stay (14 versus 17 days respectively; P &amp;lt; 0\u00b7001) favoured THO. In the adjusted model, there was no difference in overall survival (HR 1\u00b707, 95 per cent c.i. 0\u00b784 to 1\u00b736) or time to tumour recurrence (HR 0\u00b799, 0\u00b776 to 1\u00b729) between the two operations. Local tumour recurrence patterns were similar (22\u00b78 versus 24\u00b74 per cent for THO and TTO respectively). No subgroup could be identified of patients who had benefited from more radical surgery on the basis of tumour location or stage.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There was no difference in survival or tumour recurrence for TTO and THO.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.9456","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,2,24]],"date-time":"2014-02-24T18:30:22Z","timestamp":1393266622000},"page":"511-517","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":52,"title":["Surgical resection strategy and the influence of radicality on outcomes in oesophageal cancer"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"101","author":[{"given":"A R","family":"Davies","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, London, UK"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, King's College London, 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