This video shows an example of a transthoracic robotic resection of an esophageal leiomyoma.
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February 28, 2016
The goal of this study was to determine if there is an association between PPI use and incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population.
February 24, 2016
Routine use of PET scans to follow up asymptomatic patients do not affect survival, according to this retrospective analysis of a cohort of 97,152 lung cancer and 4,446 esophageal cancer patients. They compared high and low level of use of PET centers, and found no differences in two-year survival.
January 12, 2016
30-day and 90-day mortality rates were compared using information from the National Cancer Data Base 2007-2011. Among nearly 16,000 esophagectomies, the 30-day mortality rate was 4.2% and the 90-day rate was 8.9%. 90-day mortality was uniquely associated with tumor location, tumor stage, and receipt of neoadjuvant therapy.
December 27, 2015
The authors tested a group of 176 patients undergoing cardiac surgery for dysphagia both preoperatively and postoperatively. Preoperatively, 8.5% of patients failed the swallow test. Postoperatively, 21.6% failed the test. All patients who failed preoperatively also failed postoperatively.
December 24, 2015
Whether postoperative adjuvant therapy for node-positive residual disease after induction therapy and resection for esophageal cancer is unknown. This single institution study identified 101 node positive patients among 764 treated with induction therapy and surgery during 2000-2012. 45 of 101 patients who underwent adjuvant therapy, primarily chem
December 23, 2015
Intermediate term results of a single institution experience with POEM for management of achalasia are reported for the first 100 cases. Most patients were women (59%) and the overall mean age was 48 years. POEM was successfully completed in 94 pts and without complications. Clinical success was declared in 94.5%, although pH studies documented ab
December 23, 2015
This longitudinal review of single institution experience with GEJ adenocarcinomas identified time-related trends. The proportion of GEJ tumors compared to all esophageal cancers increased from 22% to 36%. GERD increased from 7% to 11%. An increased in GERD was associated with an increased in the prevalance of Seiwert I tumors. There was a signi
December 8, 2015
This video shows a laparoscopic resection of a symptomatic esophageal pulsion diverticulum arising from the abdominal esophagus, in a patient with hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (HLES).
November 15, 2015
The goal of this study was to detemine whether adjuvant chemotherapy leads to a survival benefit in patients with positive LNs who have undergone induction chemoradiation therapy followed by esophagectomy. This is a retrospective study of 764 patients undergoing esophagectomy at a single institution from 2000-2013.