Vagal-sparing esophagectomy (VSE) can reduce morbidity and improve functional outcomes versus traditional, more invasive esophagectomy with lymphadenectomy in patients with Barrett's esophagus and ...

Randomized Trial of Text Messaging to Reduce Early Discontinuation of Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: SWOG S1105 Original patient data from the TIME trial ...

The association between smoking and LINE-1 hypomethylation (global DNA hypomethylation) in normal esophageal epithelium of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Background: Patients after ...

A new trend toward the application robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) has started to develop in the field of gastrointestinal tract surgery. As compared with the current gold ...

The conventional approach during thoracoscopic esophagectomy was performed in the left lateral decubitus position (LLDP). Recently, thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position (PP) has attracted ...

Long-term survivors after esophagectomy with gastric pull-up can enjoy a satisfying meal and good quality of life. This is according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University of ...

• Increased visceral adipose tissue (VAT) density and decreased skeletal muscle (SM) area were identified as significant predictors of post-esophagectomy pulmonary complications. • Decreased SM ...

Esophagectomy outcomes trended in the wrong direction at hospitals owned by private-equity companies, a review of more than 9,000 cases showed. Statistically significant differences existed for 30-day ...

About your esophagectomy surgery An esophagectomy is a surgery to remove part of your food pipe (esophagus). This is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach (see Figure 1). Figure 1 ...

With one of the highest rates of new cases and deaths of all cancers globally, there are numerous unmet needs for esophageal cancer treatment and clinical decision-making. "The overarching message is ...