Background Oesophagectomy has a high risk of postoperative morbidity. The impact of
postoperative complications on overall survival of oesophageal cancer remains unclear …

Esophageal cancer ranks among the most aggressive malignant diseases. The limited
improvements in treatment outcomes provided by conventional therapies have prompted us …

Objective: We aimed to elucidate whether minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) can be
safely performed by reviewing the Japanese National Clinical Database. Summary of …

Postoperative abdominal infectious complication (AIC) is associated with metastasis in
locally advanced gastric cancer (GC) patients after radical gastrectomy. However, the …

Purpose The impact of postoperative complications on survival after radical surgery for
esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancers remains controversial. We conducted a …

Background Minimally invasive oesophagectomy (MIO) for oesophageal cancer may reduce
surgical complications compared with open oesophagectomy. MIO is, however, technically …

Objective: To investigate the clinical and prognostic characteristics of patients with
esophageal cancer and multiple primary cancers. Summary Background Data: Patients with …

More than 100 trillion microorganisms inhabit the human intestinal tract and play important
roles in health conditions and diseases, including cancer. Accumulating evidence …

Leakage from the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction can be lethal due to
uncontrolled contamination of the mediastinum. The most predominant risk factors for the …

Background Whether robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIE) is more beneficial
than conventional minimally invasive surgery (MIE) remains unclear. Methods In total, 165 …