In 737 patients who underwent esophagectomy at an experienced single center, strictures developed in 105 patients, or 14 percent, that required endoscopic dilation within a year.
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Esophagus
May 19, 2023
April 13, 2023
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.
April 10, 2023
This video reviews the technique for robotic-assisted paraesophageal hernia repair with both Dor and Nissen fundoplications, focusing on operative anatomy and critical steps for early learners.
March 31, 2023
This retrospective cohort study aimed to document the detection of anastomotic leak after esophagectomy. It was concluded that early postoperative esophagrams often miss leaks, leading to greater clinical consequences than leaks that are detected upon the first esophagram.
March 23, 2023
This study set out to analyze the shifting surgical approach and outcomes in esophagectomy using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Surgery Database. The authors found that over the past decade, the dominant approach has changed to be overwhelmingly minimally invasive.
March 16, 2023
Although they are not as common as other thoracic procedures, esophageal procedures are important for every thoracic surgeon to have in their library of knowledge. These five videos demonstrate different techniques for esophagectomy, hiatal hernia repair, and more.
March 6, 2023
This video demonstrates the health system’s previously described approach to a total minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in a hostile abdomen.
February 15, 2023
Anatomical variation required a left-sided approach to esophageal mobilization for hiatal hernia repair rather because of the patient’s right-sided aorta as well as the location of her esophagus in the left hemithorax.
February 9, 2023
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 surviving more than three years, QOL did not differ significantly from the normative population reference values.
November 21, 2022
This video demonstrates a technique for colonic interposition to restore enteric continuity after a failed Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy, with “supercharging” of the colonic conduit performed via additional arterial inflow and venous outflow.