Active Surveillance vs Standard Surgery Post-Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer
1. Overall survival at 2 years was 74% for active surveillance and 71% for standard surgery. 2. Median disease-free survival ...
Tag: esophagectomy
#VisualAbstract: No differences in survival in patients with esophageal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy followed by esophagectomy
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#VisualAbstract: Major postoperative complications are associated with worse long-term survival in patients undergoing esophagectomy
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#VisualAbstract: Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
1. A hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy approach (Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy) was found to have lower rates of intraoperative and postoperative complications ...
Hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy associated with lower complication rates compared to open esophagectomy
1. A hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy approach (Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy) was found to have lower rates of intraoperative and postoperative complications ...
Subtype of metastatic esophageal cancer not a contraindication to surgery
1. Supraclavicular lymph node (SCLN) positive patients with esophageal cancer, who were subsequently SCLN negative after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, were not ...
Low statistical power leads to false reassurance when examining surgical outcomes
Image: PD 1. The ability to identify surgeons with high mortality rates is poor in surgical specialties with low overall ...