Esophagus - Cancer

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Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative

June 13, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This editorial summarizes the landscape that led to the founding of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group in 2017, in an era when, due to various oncology group reorganizations, a need developed for a focused committee...

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Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative

June 13, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This editorial summarizes the landscape that led to the founding of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group in 2017, in an era when, due to various oncology group reorganizations, a need...

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Recovery of Patient-Reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy

April 13, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This study aimed to measure the quality of life (QOL) as reported by patients after esophagectomy, a procedure which has a high rate of mortality. Researchers found that the one...

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Long-Term Quality of Life After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

February 9, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

To understand the shift toward nonsurgical management of esophageal cancer, researchers set out to determine the long-term quality of life (QOL) after esophagectomy. This study found that, in esophagectomy patients...

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Global Thoracic Surgery

August 27, 2022 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor

The delivery of thoracic surgical care in less-resourced areas is explored in this landmark series of articles, hoping to engage the thoracic surgeon in global health equity. There is a...

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Quick Tips and Tricks for Robot-Assisted Esophagectomy: Ivor Lewis and McKeown

July 8, 2019 | Frans van Wagenberg…

This video demonstrates the common pitfalls of robot-assisted esophagectomy and presents tips and techniques to performing the Ivor Lewis and McKeown procedures. To begin making the conduit, it is advisable...

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A Year at the Forefront of General Thoracic Surgery

April 17, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Dr Burt gives a brief overview of the considerable advances for patients with thoracic malignancies (non–small cell lung cancer in particular).

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In Global News: Airbnb for Cancer Treatment, Comics for Informing Consent, and Reducing Tobacco Use

April 12, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Washington state will increase the age at which people can purchase tobacco and vaping products to 21, part of a growing Tobacco 21 law movement...

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In Global News: US National Coverage Policy for TAVR, UK Lung Cancer Guideline Update, and Steroids and AKI After CABG

March 29, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released their proposed update to the national coverage policy for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, in which...

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Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer Should Be Targeted to Tumor Histology

January 23, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Stiles and colleagues evaluated outcomes for patients with esophageal cancer undergoing surgical resection after either neoadjuvant chemoradiation or preoperative chemotherapy without radiation. The authors evaluated disease-free and cancer-specific survival from...

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In Global News: World Lung Cancer Day, Percutaneous Tricuspid Repairs, and a Notebook for Cancer Treatment Management

July 27, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest A woman developed a combination planner, record-keeping notebook, and journal to help her husband through his treatment for esophageal cancer, and other patients now use...

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Salvage Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: How to Improve Outcomes?

April 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This retrospective analysis of salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy in 308 patients identified increased mortality and morbidity associated with squamous histology and radiation dose >55 Gy. Survival at three years...

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In Global News: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion, the Future of TMVR, and an App That Beats the Allen Test

April 13, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Michael Mack and Alec Vahanian discuss the state and future of transcatheter mitral valve replacement. A new guideline on the use of endoscopic eradication therapy in Barrett’s esophagus...

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