Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is one of the most invasive procedures in
gastrointestinal surgery. An invasive surgical procedure causes postoperative lung injury …

Background and study aims Sealing esophageal leaks by stent placement allows healing in
44%–94% of patients. We aimed to develop a prediction rule to predict the chance of …

Background Neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery is the standard treatment for locally
advanced esophageal cancers. During neoadjuvant therapy, tumor-induced esophageal …

Background Esophageal cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
across the world. Only one systematic review and meta-analysis has attempted to compare …

Aim This study was performed to evaluate the oncological impact of surgical site infection
(SSI) and pneumonia on long‐term outcomes after esophagectomy. Methods The Japan …

Background Preoperative smoking cessation is considered integral to decreasing
postoperative morbidities after esophagectomy. To our knowledge, the association of the …

Background The impact of preoperative body composition as independent predictor of
prognosis for esophageal cancer patients after esophagectomy is still unclear. The aim of …

Background The prognostic impact of major postoperative complications (POCs) for
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) remains ill-defined. We sought to analyze the …

Background: Recent studies have reported that the occurrence of postoperative
complications after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer has a negative impact on long …

Introduction The lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio (LCR) is a new immunoinflammatory
score and prognostic marker, but the relationship between this index and the prognosis of …