Literature Updates

Junichi Sano MD, PhD, Satoru Matsuda MD, PhD, Hirofumi Kawakubo MD, PhD, Ryo Takemura PhD, Jun Okui MD, Tomoyuki Irino MD, PhD, Kazumasa Fukuda MD, PhD, Rieko Nakamura MD, PhD & Yuko Kitagawa MD, PhD, FACS 

Read Abstract: Exposure to a Postoperative Hypercoagulable State Predicts Poor Prognosis After Transthoracic Esophagectomy in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

Siddharth Agarwal, MBBS; Mohammad Alshelleh, MD; Jamie Scott, MD; Lovekirat Dhaliwal, MBBS; D. Chamil Codipilly, MD; Ross Dierkhising, MS; Cadman L. Leggett, MD; Kenneth K. Wang, MD; Fouad A. Otaki, MD; Arvind J. Trindade, MD; Prasad G. Iyer, MD, MSc

Read Abstract:  Comparative outcomes of radiofrequency ablation and cryoballoon ablation in dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus: a propensity score−matched cohort study

Kamarajah, Sivesh K. BMedSci, MBChB^∗,†; Phillips, Alexander W. MD, MA, FRCSEd^∗,‡; Hanna, George B. PhD, FRCS^§; Low, Donald E. MD, FACS; Markar, Sheraz R. MRCS, MSc, MA, PhD, PhD^§,||

Read Abstract:  Is Local Endoscopic Resection a Viable Therapeutic Option for Early Clinical Stage T1a and T1b Esophageal Adenocarcinoma?

Rena Yadlapati; Alexander M. Kaizer; Daniel R. Sikavi; Madeline Greytak; Jennifer X. Cai; Thomas L. Carroll; Samir Gupta; Sachin Wani; Paul Menard-Katcher; Tsung-Chin Wu; Philip Weissbrod; Andrew M. Vahabzadeh-Hagh; John E. Pandolfino; Walter W. Chan

Read Abstract:  Distinct Clinical Physiologic Phenotypes of Patients With Laryngeal Symptoms Referred for Reflux Evaluation

Dennis Yang, MD; William King, MD; Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD; Michael S. Karasik, MD; Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD; Abdul Aziz Aadam, MD; Mohamed O. Othman, MD; Neil Sharma, MD; Ian S. Grimm, MD; Alaa Rostom, MD; B. Joseph Elmunzer, MD; Salmaan A. Jawaid, MD; Yaseen B. Perbtani, DO; Brenda J. Hoffman, MD; Ashwin S. Akki, MD, PhD; Alexander Schlachterman, MD; Roxana M. Coman, MD; Andrew Y. Wang, MD; Peter V. Draganov, MD

Read Abstract:  Effect of endoscopic submucosal dissection on histologic diagnosis in Barrett’s esophagus visible neoplasia

Yang, Yang MD, PhD^∗; Li, Bin MD, PhD^∗; Yi, Jun MD, PhD^†; Hua, Rong MD, PhD^∗; Chen, Hezhong MD, PhD^‡; Tan, Lijie MD, PhD^§; Li, Hecheng MD, PhD^¶; He, Yi MD, PhD^∗; Guo, Xufeng MD, PhD^∗; Sun, Yifeng MD, PhD^∗; Yu, Bentong MD, PhD^||; Li, Zhigang MD, PhD^∗

Read Abstract:  Robot-assisted Versus Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Jing Dong; Catriona Grant; Barry Vuong; Norman Nishioka; Anna Huizi Gao; Matthew Beatty; Grace Baldwin; Aaron Baillargeon; Ara Bablouzian; Patricia Grahmann; Nitasha Bhat; Emily Ryan; Amilcar Barrios; Sarah Giddings; Timothy Ford; Emilie Beaulieu-Ouellet; Seyed Hamid Hosseiny; Irene Lerman; Wolfgang Trasischker; Rohith Reddy; Kanwarpal Singh; Michalina Gora; Daryl Hyun; Lucille Quénéhervé; Michael Wallace; Herbert Wolfsen; Prateek Sharma; Kenneth K. Wang; Cadman L. Leggett; John Poneros; Julian A. Abrams; Charles Lightdale; Samantha Leeds; Mireille Rosenberg; Guillermo J. Tearney 

Read Abstract:  Feasibility and Safety of Tethered Capsule Endomicroscopy in Patients With Barrett’s Esophagus in a Multi-Center Study

Satoru Matsuda MD, PhD; Hirofumi Kawakubo MD, PhD; Takayuki Tsuji MD; Junya Aoyama MD, PhD; Yuki Hirata MD; Ryo Takemura PhD; Shuhei Mayanagi MD, PhD; Tomoyuki Irino MD, PhD; Kazumasa Fukuda MD; Rieko Nakamura MD, PhD; Hiroya Takeuchi MD, PhD, FACS; Yuko Kitagawa MD, PhD, FACS

Read Abstract:  Clinical Significance of Endoscopic Response Evaluation to Predict the Distribution of Residual Tumor after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Tomoki Abe MD; Taro Oshikiri MD; Hironobu Goto MD; Takashi Kato MD; Manabu Horikawa MD; Ryuichiro Sawada MD; Hitoshi Harada MD; Naoki Urakawa MD; Hiroshi Hasegawa MD; Shingo Kanaji MD; Kimihiro Yamashita MD; Takeru Matsuda MD; Yoshihiro Kakeji MD

Read Abstract:  Albumin-Derived NLR Score is a Novel Prognostic Marker for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Makoto Sakai MD, PhD, Makoto Sohda MD, PhD, Shintaro Uchida MD, Arisa Yamaguchi MD, Takayoshi Watanabe MD, Hideyuki Saito MD, Yasunari Ubukata MD, PhD, Nobuhiro Nakazawa MD, PhD, Kengo Kuriyama MD, PhD, Akihiko Sano MD, PhD, Hiroomi Ogawa MD, PhD, Takehiko Yokobori MD, PhD, Ken Shirabe MD, PhD & Hiroshi Saeki MD, PhD 

Read Abstract: Impact of the Ratio of Visceral Fat Area (VFA) to Psoas Muscle Area (PMA) (V/P Ratio) on Survival for Surgically Resected Esophageal Cancer