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Prehabilitation for esophagectomy
Esophagectomy remains the mainstay treatment of esophageal cancer (EC). Combined with neoadjuvant therapies, the management of EC has deleterious effects on body composition, functional capacity and psychological well-being. Preoperative patient optimisation known as prehabilitation is a novel intervention aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality ...
Emre, Doganay, Krishna, Moorthy
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Outcomes following oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal cancer: a secondary analysis of the ICNARC Case Mix Programme Database [PDF]
Introduction: This report describes the case mix and outcomes of patients with oesophageal cancer admitted to adult critical care units following elective oesophageal surgery in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Rowan, KM +33 more
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Cricopharyngeal myotomy for cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction after esophagectomy
Background Pharyngoesophageal dysphagia sometimes develops after esophagectomy. However, severe dysphagia after esophagectomy due to cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction is a rare complication.
Shinichiro Kobayashi +8 more
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Background: There are controversies regarding the usefulness of the pyloric drainage methods after esophagectomy as well as differences among various pyloric drainage techniques.
Gholamreza Mohajeri +3 more
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Esophagectomy is a complex surgical procedure associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity, mainly dominated by pulmonary complications. Minimally invasive approaches have been developed in order to decrease postoperative morbidity, including totally minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and hybrid esophagectomy in which one surgical step is ...
Voron, Thibault +2 more
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BackgroundEsophagectomy for esophageal cancer carries high morbidity and mortality, particularly in older patients. Transthoracic esophagectomy allows formal lymphadenectomy, but leads to greater perioperative morbidity and pain than transhiatal ...
Kenneth C Cummings Iii +9 more
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The relationships among esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, dysphagia, and sarcopenia are still unclear. We considered appropriate interventions for patients with resectable esophageal cancer for the purpose of reducing postoperative dysphagia and ...
Junya Oguma +3 more
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Long‐term changes in bone mineral density in postoperative patients with esophageal cancer
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate long‐term changes in bone mineral density (BMD) after esophagectomy, identify the risk factors for postoperative osteoporosis in patients with esophageal cancer and survival outcomes related to osteoporosis ...
Takahito Sugase +9 more
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Comparative Analysis of Surgical Outcomes in Hybrid and Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Regional Russian Cancer Centre Experience [PDF]
Surgery is pivotal in treating esophageal cancer; hybrid esophagectomy, which combines minimally invasive and open techniques, shows promising outcomes.
Evgeny Toneev +6 more
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BackgroundAlthough the introduction of minimally invasive surgical techniques has improved surgical outcomes in recent decades, esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is still associated with severe complications and a high mortality rate.
Johanna Betzler +16 more
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