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Esophagectomy for benign disease [PDF]

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2018
Esophagectomy for benign disease is uncommonly used but it is an important option to consider in those patients who have lost function of this organ. Esophageal resection is, in fact considered as a last resort for benign disease, after multiple failed conservative treatments, when the primary disease is not amenable to other treatments and the ...
Jessica, Mormando, Arianna, Barbetta, Daniela, Molena   +2 more
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Esophagectomy in octogenarians: is it at a cost?

Heliyon, 2022
Surgical intervention in the geriatric population has a higher risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality due to frailty, comorbidities, and lack of compensatory physiologic reserve. The literature on esophagectomy in octogenarians is limited and there is concern about elderly patients being with-held surgery. The purpose of this study is to analyze
Sujata Ojha, Muhammad B. Darwish, Annie L. Benzie, Shankar Logarajah, Patrick J. McLaren, Houssam Osman, Edward Cho, John Jay, D. Rohan Jeyarajah   +8 more
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Association of DPP4 with esophageal stricture progression and the Hippo‐YAP pathway

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This study establishes a comprehensive translational platform for esophageal stricture (ES) research by integrating a novel rat model with clinically relevant porcine validation. This study identifies DPP4 as a gene of interest associated with ES following endoscopic submucosal dissection, demonstrating that prophylactic DPP4 inhibition attenuates ...
Rui Wu, Chen Wang, Hui‐Min Tao, Jin Huang, Wei‐Qin Li, Zhi‐Ning Fan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Anesthetic Use in Trans-Hiatal Esophagectomy. Are They Worth Consideration? A Case Series

, 2023
William Mitchell,1,* Thomas Roser,1,* Jessica Heard,2 Shankar Logarajah,2 John Ok,1,2 John Jay,2 Houssam Osman,1,2 D Rohan Jeyarajah1,2 1Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA; 2Methodist Richardson Medical ...
Ok J, Heard J, Osman H, Roser T, Mitchell W, Jay J, Jeyarajah DR, Logarajah S   +7 more
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Novel Transgastric Endoluminal Segmental Esophagectomy and Primary Anastomosis Technique: A Hybrid Transgastric Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for the Treatment of High Grade Dysplasia and Early Esophageal Cancer in a Porcine Ex vivo Model

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Multiple modalities are currently employed in the treatment of high grade dysplasia and early esophageal carcinoma. While they are the subject of ongoing investigation, surgery remains the definitive modality for oncological resection.
Anton Kvasha, Anton Kvasha, Muhammad Khalifa, Muhammad Khalifa, Seema Biswas, Moaad Farraj, Moaad Farraj, Zakhar Bramnik, Zakhar Bramnik, Igor Waksman, Igor Waksman   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perioperative Avelumab and Chemotherapy for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: Long‐Term Survival Outcomes

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Long‐term survival data for patients with locally advanced gastro‐esophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) treated with neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy are lacking. We describe the long‐term disease‐free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) outcomes of such patients treated with a novel neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy regimen, aDCF (avelumab with ...
Thierry Alcindor, James Tankel, Pierre‐Olivier Fiset, Mehrnoush Dehghani, Nicholas Bertos, Carmen Mueller, Jonathan Cools‐Lartigue, Sophie Camilleri‐Broet, Lorenzo Ferri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of single-port inflatable mediastinoscopic esophagectomy and thoracoscopic esophagectomy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy

BMC Cancer
Objective Currently, the application of single-port inflatable mediastinoscopic esophagectomy in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy is relatively rare. This study aims to compare the
Kaishang Zhang, Guoqing Zhang, Yujin Qiao, Peng Zhang, Xiaofang Chen, Xue Pan, Xiangnan Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy as an Alternative to Open Esophagectomy: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To share our experience regarding Minimally invasive Esophagectomy, being one of the leading centres in the country. Study Design: Prospective observational study.
Sohail Saqib Chatha, Bilal Umair, Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Rashid Husnain, Farhan Ullah, Arshaman Rauf, Khawja Jawad   +6 more
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The impact of private equity acquisition of US hospitals on patient outcomes: A systematic review

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Private equity (PE) firms are increasingly acquiring US hospitals. While PE ownership may infuse capital and managerial expertise, restructuring by organizations with limited patient‐care experience raises safety concerns. The effect of PE ownership on hospital outcomes remains poorly defined.
Angad S. Sidhu, Nikola S. Vuckovic, Salil Gupta, Christopher M. Garcia, Manav B. Patel, Cristiane M. Ueno   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Esophagectomy after anti-reflux surgery [PDF]

, 2010
ObjectiveThere are few data on whether prior fundoplication has an impact on subsequent esophageal resection and reconstruction. The aim of this study is to review our experience with patients undergoing esophagectomy after previous fundoplication ...
Harrison-Phipps, Karen M., Cassivi, Stephen D., Deschamps, Claude, Wigle, Dennis, Allen, Mark S., Nichols, Francis C., Wood, Christina M., Shen, K. Robert   +7 more
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