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Esophageal fistulas may occur in an advanced stage or as a potentially life-threateningcomplication of treatment. They can be divided into esophageal-respiratory and esophageal-aorta fistulas. The diagnosis is confirmed with fluoroscopy...
Postoperative chylothorax is a rare occurrence after various thoracic surgical procedures,but it poses a substantial risk of morbidity and mortality. Thoracic duct embolization (TDE)is currently deemed the optimal treatment due...
Owing to varying clinical definitions of anastomotic stricture following esophageal reconstruction,its reported incidence rate varies from 10% to 56%. Strictures adversely impactpatients’ quality of life. Risk factors, such as the...
Gastroesophageal reflux is a common problem after gastroesophageal resection and reconstruction,despite the routine prescription of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Resectionof the lower esophageal sphincter and excision of the vagus nerve...
Surgeons recommend dissecting lymph nodes in the thorax, abdomen, and neck duringsurgery for esophageal cancer because of the possibility of metastasis to the lymph nodesin those areas through the lymphatic...
During esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy, the prediction of anastomotic leakagerelies on the operating surgeon’s tactile or visual diagnosis. Therefore, anastomoticleaks are relatively unpredictable, and new intraoperative evaluation methods or tools areessential....
Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) was first introduced in the 1990s. Currently, itis a widely accepted surgical approach for the treatment of esophageal cancer, as it isan oncologically sound procedure; its...
Vagal damage and subsequent pyloric denervation inevitably occur during esophagectomy,potentially leading to delayed gastric emptying (DGE). The choice of an optimal pyloricprocedure to overcome DGE is important, as such procedures...
Adjuvant therapy for completely resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is lesscommonly applied in clinical practice than neoadjuvant therapy, but it plays a substantialrole in improving survival for esophageal cancer patients....
The quality of life associated with eating is becoming an increasingly significant problemfor patients who undergo esophagectomy as a result of the improved survival rate afteresophageal cancer surgery. Delayed gastric...
Esophageal anastomotic leak is the most common and serious complication followingesophagectomy. However, the standard treatment for anastomotic leaks remains unclear.Recently, endoscopic vacuum therapy has become an important non-surgical alternativetreatment method...
Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer.Neoadjuvant therapy is recommended to improve survival, based on the results of severalrandomized trials and meta-analyses. However, controversy remains...
Superficial esophageal neoplasms (SENs) are being diagnosed increasingly frequently dueto the screening endoscopy and advances in endoscopic techniques. Endoscopic resection(ER) is a relatively noninvasive treatment method with low morbidity and...
Radiation therapy (RT) has improved patient outcomes, but treatment-related complicationrates remain high. In the conventional 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional conformalRT (3D-CRT) era, there was little room for toxicity reduction because of...