AUTHOR=Li Ke-xun , Lu Si-miao , Li Chang-ding , Wang Cheng-hao , Lv Jia-hua , Wang Qi-feng , Huang Yun-chao , Han Yong-tao , Leng Xue-feng , Peng Lin TITLE=Long-term survival outcomes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with intraoperative thoracic duct ligation: a large-scale propensity score matching analysis JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1533378 DOI=10.3389/fonc.2025.1533378 ISSN=2234-943X