Literature Updates

Natalya C. B. Dias, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Leonardo M. Del Grande & Marco G. Patti

Read Abstract: The Transdiaphragmatic Pressure Gradient and the Lower Esophageal Sphincter in the Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: an Analysis of 500 Esophageal Function Tests

Florian Lorenz, Stefanie Brunner, Felix Berlth, Thomas Dratsch, Benjamin Babic, Hans Friedrich Fuchs, Thomas Schmidt, Erkan Celik, Daniel Pinto dos Santos, Peter Grimminger, Christiane Josephine Bruns, Tobias Goeser & Seung-Hun Chon

Read Abstract: Using an Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP™) to Compare Pyloric Function in Patients with Gastroparesis to Patients After Esophagectomy

Wei Yang, Jinshun Zhang, Chunguo Wang, Yahong Chen, Weiwei Ma & Weidan Wu

Read Abstract: Enucleation of Esophageal Leiomyoma Less Than 3 cm: Submucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection Versus Thoracoscopic Resection

Shankar Logarajah, Jash Karumuri, David Ahle, Muhammad Darwish, Michael Jureller, Houssam Osman & D. Rohan Jeyarajah

Read Abstract: Obesity is Correlated to Prior Paraesophageal Repair Failure: Experience from a Non-University Tertiary Care Center

Jing Hong Loo, Aubrey Ding Rui Ng, Kai Siang Chan & Aung Myint Oo

Read Abstract: Outcomes of Intraoperative Pyloric Drainage on Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Esophagectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Taro Oshikiri , Hodaka Numasaki, Junya Oguma, Yasushi Toh, Masayuki Watanabe, Manabu Muto, Yoshihiro Kakeji & Yuichiro Doki

Read Abstract: Is Thoracic Duct Resection Necessary for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy? A Propensity-Matched Analysis Based on the Comprehensive Registry of Esophageal Cancer in Japan

Kotaro Sugawara , Takashi Fukuda , Yutaka Kishimoto , Daiji Oka , Yoichi Tanaka , Hiroki Hara , Takako Yoshii & Yoshiyuki Kawashima

Read Abstract: The Impact of Pretreatment Esophageal Stenosis on Survival of Esophageal Cancer Patients

Joonas H. Kauppila , Fredrik Mattsson & Jesper Lagergren

Read Abstract: Impact of Age on the Treatment and Survival in Esophagogastric Cancer

S. van der Horst , T. J. Weijs , W. W. Braunius , S. Mook , N. Haj Mohammed , L. Brosens van Rossum . Weusten, J. P. Ruurda & R. van Hillegersberg

Read Abstract: Safety and Feasibility of Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) with Three-Field Lymphadenectomy and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Cancer and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis

Bayley, Erin M. ; Ivy, Megan L. ; Shewale, Jitesh B. ; Ge, Phillip S. ; Antonoff, Mara B. ; Francis, Ashleigh M. ; Hofstetter, Wayne L. ; Mehran, Reza J. ; Rajaram, Ravi ; Rice, David C. ; Roth, Jack A. ; Sepesi, Boris ; Vaporciyan, Ara A. ; Walsh, Garrett L. ; Lee, J. Jack ; Louie, Brian E. MD, ; Swisher, Stephen G.

Read Abstract: High-Risk Features of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation