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Treatment of esophageal achalasia in children: Today and tomorrow [PDF]

, 2015
Esophageal achalasia (EA) is a rare esophageal motility disorder in children. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) represents the treatment of choice in young patients. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is becoming an alternative to LHM.
Caldaro, T, Contini, Ac, Costamagna, G., Cucchiara, Salvatore, Dall'Oglio, L, De Angelis, P, Familiari, P, Federici di Abriola, G, Gigante, G, Marchese, M, Romeo, Ef, Torroni, F   +11 more
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Defining a positive circumferential resection margin in oesophageal cancer and its implications for adjuvant treatment [PDF]

, 2013
A positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) has been associated with a poorer prognosis in oesophageal and oesophagogastric junctional (OGJ) cancer. The College of American Pathologists defines the CRM as positive if tumour cells are present at the
Adam, Adamina, Agresti, American Joint Committee on Cancer, Austin, Courrech Staal, Cox, Deeter, Dexter, Gertler, Griffiths, Harvin, International Union Against Cancer, Jemal, Kaplan, Khan, Law, Mapstone, Medical Research Council Oesophageal Cancer Working Group, Pultrum, Quirke, Reid, Rice, Rosenbaum, Royston, Rubin, Sagar, Saha, Salih, Scheepers, Sujendran, van Hagen, Verhage, Wibe   +33 more
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Transcribed ultraconserved noncoding RNAs (T-UCR) are involved in Barrett's esophagus carcinogenesis. [PDF]

, 2014
Barretts esophagus (BE) involves a metaplastic replacement of native esophageal squamous epithelium (Sq) by columnar-intestinalized mucosa, and it is the main risk factor for Barrett-related adenocarcinoma (BAc).
Baffa, R, Bornschein, J, Braconi, C, Croce, CM, D'Angelo, E, Dall'Olmo, L, Fassan, M, Galasso, M, Gasparini, P, Nuovo, GJ, Pizzi, M, Realdon, S, Rugge, M, Souza, RF, Valeri, N, Vicentini, C, Volinia, S, Zaninotto, G   +17 more
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Limited predictive value of FDG-PET for response assessment in the preoperative treatment of esophageal cancer : results of a prospective multi-center trial (SAKK 75/02) [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Only responding patients benefit from preoperative therapy for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma. Early detection of non-responders may avoid futile treatment and delayed surgery.
Albrecht, Susanne, Balmer-Majno, Sabine, Brauchli, Peter, Caspar, Clemens, Cescato-Wenger, Corinne, Hany, Thomas, Klaeser, Bernd, Köberle, Dieter, Nitzsche, Egbert, Pestalozzi, Bernhard C., Ruhstaller, Thomas, Schuller, Jan C., von Moos, Roger, Widmer, Lucas, Zünd, Michael   +14 more
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Advances in Gastric Cancer Research: Insights Into Carcinogenesis, the Tumor Microenvironment, Metastasis, and Factors Influencing Prognosis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Kumamoto University has maintained a commitment to integrating cutting‐edge clinical practice with fundamental research, particularly concerning malignant diseases of the digestive tract.
Hideo Baba, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Yoshifumi Baba, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Masaaki Iwatsuki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Based on the Chinese expert consensus (2024 Edition): recent advances in digestive tract reconstruction after proximal gastrectomy

Holistic Integrative Oncology
Proximal gastrectomy (PG) is an important surgical approach for the treatment of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG), and the choice of digestive tract reconstruction method has long been a key focus in clinical practice.
Peng Cui, Yinhao Yang, Yuyu Zheng, Dongyang Song, Xiaonan Wei, Wenqing Hu   +5 more
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Surgical approaches to adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction: the Siewert II conundrum. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: The Siewert classification system for gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma has provided morphological and topographical information to help guide surgical decision-making.
Berger, Adam C., Brown, Andrew M., Giugliano, Danica N., Palazzo, Francesco, Pucci, Michael J.   +4 more
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Seom guidelines for the treatment of gastric cancer 2015 [PDF]

, 2015
Gastric cancer is the fourth cause of death by cancer in Spain and a significant medical problem. Molecular biology results evidence that gastroesophageal junction tumors and gastric cancer should be considered as two independent entities with a ...
Carrato, A., Custodio, A., García-Girón, C., Gomez, C., Grávalos, C., Jimenez-Fonseca, P., Manzano, Jose Luis, Martín-Richard, Marta, Pericay, Carles, Rivera, Fernando, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina   +10 more
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Risks and Benefits of Feeding Enterostomy Creation During Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis Using the Japanese National Clinical Database

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Feeding enterostomy during MIE was evaluated in 19 054 patients from the Japanese NCD using propensity weighting. Enterostomy was associated with higher reoperation and respiratory complications, but lower delayed gastric emptying and deep vein thrombosis, with no significant difference in overall bowel obstruction.
Eisuke Booka, Shinya Hirakawa, Hisateru Tachimori, Koji Tanaka, Hideki Ueno, Yasue Kimura, Ken Shirabe, Hiroya Takeuchi   +7 more
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Surgical treatment experience for patients with stage I-III esophageal cancer

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2018
Today, esophageal cancer (EC) remains a complex oncological problem. Aim of the work is to assess the survival rates of patients with the I–III stages esophageal cancer and esophagogastric junction. Materials and methods. 50 patients with the I-III
О. P. Kolesnik, I. P. Kolesnyk, V. V. Kechedzhyiev   +2 more
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