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Background: Currently, preoperative chemoradiotherapy, perioperative chemotherapy and preoperative chemotherapy are recommended by NCCN, ESMO and Japanese guidelines respectively for resectable esophageal and junctional cancer.
Ji Cheng +5 more
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ABSTRACT Hypercontractile esophagus is a motility disorder characterized by excessive contractions in the esophageal body. Certain cases of hypercontractile esophagus exhibit eosinophilic infiltration in the muscle layer; however, its clinical significance is unclear.
Tetsuya Tatsuta +9 more
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Assessment of graft perfusion and oxygenation for improved outcome in esophageal cancer surgery : protocol for a single-center prospective observational study [PDF]
Introduction: The main cause of anastomotic leakage (AL) is tissue hypoxia, which results from impaired perfusion of the pedicle stomach graft after esophageal reconstruction. Clinical judgment is unreliable in determining graft perfusion.
Braeckman, Bart +10 more
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Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: a case report
Background Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma (MANEC) is a tumor of the gastrointestinal tract that contains both exocrine and endocrine components, with each component exceeding 30% of the total tumor area.
Miho Yamamoto +7 more
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Indocyanine green with infrared imaging (ICG‐IRI) provides real‐time fluorescence visualization of the distal myotomy endpoint during peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). In this study of 39 patients, ICG‐IRI achieved a 94.9% success rate in fluorescence detection and significantly improved esophageal relaxation and symptoms.
Yuichiro Ikebuchi +14 more
wiley +1 more source
The incidence of upper‐third gastric cancer is rising, necessitating proximal gastrectomy or total gastrectomy in most patients. However, surgical removal of the fornix, a major site for ghrelin secretion, often results in reduced appetite and weight ...
Kohei Fujita +4 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)‐guided hepaticogastrostomy (HGS) in intrahepatic bile duct segment 3 (B3) is widely used for biliary drainage. Post‐puncture procedures are easy to perform in intrahepatic bile duct segment 2 (B2), but using a conventional oblique‐viewing (OV) scope (GF‐UCT260) may result in transesophageal puncture.
Yoshitaro Yamamoto +10 more
wiley +1 more source

