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DOTE - Volume 33, Issue 11, November 2020

30 Nov 2020 4:38 PM | Michele O'Bright (Administrator)

Checkout the latest DOTE issue for articles on Benign Esophageal and Malignant Esophageal Diseases; See the full table of contents.

Review a collection of the top ten articles from recent years in a reading list.

Meta-analysis of prognostic factors of overall survival in patients undergoing oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer

DOTE Volume 33, Issue 11 | Editor's Choice

Free Article

Currently, the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) staging system is used for prognostication for oesophageal cancer. However, several prognostically important factors have been reported but not incorporated. This meta-analysis aimed to characterize the impact of preoperative, operative, and oncological factors on the prognosis of patients undergoing curative resection for oesophageal cancer. Read the full Meta-analysis of prognostic factors article for free.

Prevalence and clinical significance of esophageal abnormalities in children with celiac disease

DOTE Volume 33, Issue 11 | Editor's Choice

Free Article

Variable endoscopic and histological findings of esophageal lining are often detected in celiac disease, with unknown significance. We investigated the frequency and significance of such abnormalities in children. Macroscopic esophageal findings as reported by endoscopist and histological results by pathologist were compared between 316 celiac disease patients and 378 disease controls who had undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with systematic esophageal biopsy sampling. Read the full Prevalence and clinical significance article for free.

Long-term health-related quality of life after McKeown and Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma

DOTE Volume 33, Issue 11 | Featured Article

Members Only Article

Both cervical (McKeown) and intrathoracic (Ivor Lewis) anastomosis of transthoracic esophagectomy are surgical procedures that can be performed for distal esophageal or gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) after McKeown and Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in a tertiary referral center. Read the full Long-term health-relatedtic factors article.

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