Background Esophageal cancer has seen a considerable change in management and
outcomes over the last 30 years. Historically, the overall prognosis has been regarded as …

Background In recent decades, there have been major developments in the curative
treatment of esophageal cancer, such as the implementation of positron emission …

Background Esophageal resection (ER) remains the standard therapy for early esophageal
cancer; however, because of concerns regarding high levels of morbidity and mortality …

Background The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the implementation and
evolution of a multidisciplinary esophagectomy care pathway on postoperative outcomes …

BACKGROUND: Surgery, as the mainstay of treatment for localized esophageal cancer, is
currently being challenged by the assumed high risk of esophagectomy and the poor …

Objective To investigate trends in results of esophagectomies to treat esophageal cancer at
a single high-volume institution during the past 25 years. Design and Setting Retrospective …

Background Esophagectomy is the mainstay of curative treatment for localized esophageal
cancer. However, what constitutes cure is not well defined. This study was undertaken to …

Background The objective of this study was to examine outcomes in patients undergoing
esophageal resection for adenocarcinoma at our institution during a 20-year period and, in …

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that esophagectomy is severely
underused for patients with resectable esophageal cancer. The recent expansion of …

Esophageal resection remains the primary treatment for local regional esophageal cancer,
although its role in superficial (T1A) cancers and squamous cell cancer is in evolution …