Background Our aim was to investigate the influence of FTS on human cellular and humoral
immunity using a randomized controlled clinical study in esophageal cancer patients …

Background Although robot-assisted minimally-invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) surgeries
are expanding clinically, few studies have reported patients with locally-advanced …

Background Cardiothoracic surgeons (CTS) and general surgeons (GS; including surgical
oncologists) perform the vast majority of esophagectomies nationwide. We hypothesize that …

Background: Esophagectomy carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality compared to other
major surgeries. With the aim of creating an easy-to-use clinical preoperative risk …

Background The incidence of esophageal cancer (EC) is increasing in the USA.
Neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced cancers followed by surgical resection is the …

Background Esophagectomy for patients with esophageal cancer remains a high-risk
surgery. We introduced a multidisciplinary perioperative management team in the Cancer …

Background: Data on perioperative outcomes of emergent versus elective resection in
esophageal cancer patients requiring esophagectomy are lacking. We investigated whether …

Background and study aims A disadvantage of endoscopic resection (ER) of early
esophageal cancer (EC) is the high stricture rate after resection. A risk factor for stricture …

Background Esophagectomy carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. The most
common indication for esophagectomy is esophageal cancer, with fewer than 5% of …

In this review, we focused on four topics, namely, minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE),
robot‐assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE), conversion and salvage …