In this review we discuss the different strategies to improve surgical outcomes after
potentially curative resection for oesophageal adenocarcinoma. For tumours of the distal …

Two major surgical strategies to improve survival rates after oesophagectomy for
oesophageal cancer have emerged during the past decades;(limited) transhiatal …

Background Controversy exists about the best surgical treatment for esophageal carcinoma.
Methods We randomly assigned 220 patients with adenocarcinoma of the mid-to-distal …

Objective: To determine whether extended transthoracic esophagectomy for
adenocarcinoma of the mid/distal esophagus improves long-term survival. Background: A …

Background The optimal surgical approach to tumours of the oesophagus and
oesophagogastric junction remains controversial. The principal randomized trial comparing …

Background The goal of the present analysis was to investigate the long-term prognosis for
adenocarcinoma of the esophagus treated with either the transhiatal (TH) or the …

Simple Summary Subtotal resection of the esophagus with resection of local lymph nodes is
the oncological procedure of choice for advanced esophageal cancer. Reconstruction of the …

Objective: To analyze survival differences between transthoracic esophagectomy (TTE) and
limited transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) in clinically (cT3) and pathologically (pT3) staged …

An esophagectomy remains the mainstay treatment for esophageal cancer, and an R0
resection is the most important type of surgery performed with a curative intent. Although a …

Esophageal cancer continues to represent a formidable challenge for both patients and
clinicians. Relative 5-year survival rates for patients have improved over the past three …