Esophagectomy is a surgical procedure to remove cancer from the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube between your mouth and stomach through which food passes. Esophagectomy surgery often ...

Esophagectomy with gastric pull-up is a surgical procedure in which the stomach is used to replace the esophagus. This procedure is an integral part of the curative treatment of esophageal cancer ...

However, as successful as surgery (esophagectomy) is, there may be an impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). 2 Some studies have shown that HRQoL is lower for at least 3 to 6 months ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Esophagectomy outcomes trended in the wrong direction at hospitals owned by private-equity companies, a review of more ...

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center achieved textbook outcomes for 90% of 150 consecutive robot-assisted, minimally invasive esophagectomies (RAMIE) performed from 2020–2024, as reported in ...

(HealthDay)—C-reactive protein (CRP) on postoperative day 4 (POD 4) after esophagectomy is associated with increased odds of serious infectious complications (SICs), according to a study ...

The most common type of esophageal cancer surgery is an “esophagectomy,” which involves removing all or part of the esophagus. A doctor may recommend an esophagectomy alone or in combination ...

We randomly assigned 220 patients with adenocarcinoma of the mid-to-distal esophagus or adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia involving the distal esophagus either to transhiatal esophagectomy or ...

Esophagectomy outcomes trended in the wrong direction at hospitals owned by private-equity companies, a review of more than 9,000 cases showed. Statistically significant differences existed for 30 ...