Background Eight clinical trials involving the administration of preoperative iv
methylprednisolone have been undertaken in order to decrease the considerable …

Background Salvage esophagectomy is potentially the only treatment available that can
offer a chance of long-term survival when definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) fails to …

Presented at: The 107th Annual Congress of Japan Surgical Society, Osaka International
Convention Center, Japan, 11–13 April 2007. Objective: To assess the utility of a new …

The development of surgical and postoperative management techniques has improved the
treatment outcomes of esophageal cancer resection. However, respiratory morbidity is still …

Objective: To assess the effect of preoperative prophylactic corticosteroid use on short-term
outcomes after oncologic esophagectomy. Background: Previous studies have shown that …

Objective: A prospective randomized phase II trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of
ghrelin administration in reducing systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) …

Background Stress response after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is less compared with
open cholecystectomy, but is still responsible for significant postoperative morbidity. Though …

Background This study was undertaken to assess the value of administering perioperative
sivelestat sodium hydrate (SSH), a selective neutrophil elastase inhibitor, after video …

BACKGROUND Severe pulmonary complications occur frequently following transthoracic
oesophagectomy. An exaggerated immunological response is probably a main driving …

Background This updated systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy
and safety of perioperative corticosteroid administration versus placebo for esophageal …