Introduction Print Section Listen The management of esophageal cancer has evolved tremendously over the past decade. Increasingly, patients are treated with an aggressive multimodal approach including neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by…
Introduction Print Section Listen Esophageal cancer is a gastrointestinal malignancy that encompasses a range of pathologic entities. Squamous cell carcinomas constitute at least 90% of all cancers worldwide.1 Adenocarcinoma is…
Introduction Print Section Listen Despite improvements in perioperative care, surgical techniques, and neoadjuvant therapy over the last decade, the prognosis of esophageal cancer remains poor. More than 95% of new…
Introduction Print Section Listen Transhiatal esophagectomy was popularized by Orringer in the late 1970s as a less invasive approach to esophagectomy.1,2 This approach avoids thoracotomy and has been endorsed primarily…
Introduction Print Section Listen First described in ad 160 by Galen, the esophagus has proved to be a challenging organ to understand and manipulate. Its complex physiology and treacherous location…
Introduction Print Section Listen Esophageal cancer is the eighth most frequent cancer worldwide. It is the sixth most common cause of cancer death, accounting for 5.4% of all cancer deaths.1…
Introduction Print Section Listen For surgeons familiar with the unique and extraordinary challenges presented by surgery of esophageal malignancy, the words of Ivor Lewis appear as valid today as they…
Introduction Print Section Listen Esophageal cancer is ranked among the top 10 most common cancers in the world, with more than 480,000 new cases diagnosed annually.1 The proportion of cases…
Introduction Print Section Listen Esophagoscopy is an endoscopic procedure that permits visualization of the internal lumen of the esophagus. It is usually accomplished as a part of a more extended…
Introduction Print Section Listen Cancer staging is an evolutionary process. The Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) esophageal cancer staging, first introduced in 1968, rapidly developed, but unfortunately then stagnated for decades. T classifications…
