期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (1)
Background: Esophageal perforation is a morbid condition and remains a therapeutic challenge. We report the outcomes of a large institutional experien......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (5)
Impaired gastric conduit perfusion is a risk factor for anastomotic leak after esophagectomy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of ......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (5)
Background Upper endoscopy (EGD) is frequently performed in patients with esophageal complaints following anti-reflux surgery such as fundoplication. ......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (12)
Pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) confers significantly improved s......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (8)
Frailty is an aggregate of medical and geriatric conditions that affect elderly and vulnerable patients; as frailty is known to affect postoperative o......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (4)
Background Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) has a variable disease course. Currently, barium swallow (BaS) and manometric paramete......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (4)
The thoracic phase of minimally invasive esophagectomy was initially performed in the lateral decubitus position (LDP); however, many experts have gra......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (2)
Sarcopenia, which involves two important aspects, namely skeletal muscle loss and decreased physical function, was suggested as a poor prognostic fact......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (4)
Background Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging is an emerging technology that might help decreasing anastomotic leakage (AL) rates. The aim o......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (12)
Background There is no consensus or guidelines internationally to inform clinicians of how patients should be monitored for recurrence after esophagog......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (11)
Obesity is a risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Studies addressing the brain-esophagus axis in obese are lacking. In obese with and with......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 36 (1)
Transthoracic esophagectomy (TTE) for esophageal cancer facilitates mediastinal dissection; however, it has a significant impact on cardiopulmonary st......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (12)
Aim The role of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) in the prevention of esophageal stricture is not well established. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate i......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (9)
The effects of preoperative sarcopenia on postoperative complications and survival outcomes of patients undergoing esophageal cancer resection are con......
期刊: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2022; 35 (1)
There is limited evidence for the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This study aimed to assess whet......