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Huug Obertop

Researcher at University of Amsterdam

Publications -  170
Citations -  14371

Huug Obertop is an academic researcher from University of Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Esophagus & Carcinoma. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 170 publications receiving 13777 citations.

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Extended transthoracic resection compared with limited transhiatal resection for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.

TL;DR: Although median overall, disease-free, and quality-adjusted survival did not differ statistically between the groups, there was a trend toward improved long-term survival at five years with the extended transthoracic approach.
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Extended Lymph-Node Dissection for Gastric Cancer

TL;DR: The results in Dutch patients do not support the routine use of D2 lymph-node dissection in patients with gastric cancer, as recommended by the Japanese medical community.
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Extended transthoracic resection compared with limited transhiatal resection for adenocarcinoma of the mid/distal esophagus: five-year survival of a randomized clinical trial.

TL;DR: There is no significant overall survival benefit for either approach, however, compared with limited transhiatal resection extended transthoracic esophagectomy for type I esophageal adenocarcinoma shows an ongoing trend towards better 5-year survival.