Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

http://jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/143/5/1125

Jeffrey Javidfar, Matthew Bacchetta, Jonathan A. Yang, Joanna Miller, Frank D’Ovidio, Mark E. Ginsburg, Lyall A. Gorenstein, Marc Bessler, Joshua R. Sonett

New England Journal of Medicine

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1112088?query=surgery

P. van Hagen, M.C.C.M. Hulshof, J.J.B. van Lanschot, E.W. Steyerberg, M.I. van Berge Henegouwen, B.P.L. Wijnhoven, D.J. Richel, G.A.P. Nieuwenhuijzen, G.A.P. Hospers, J.J. Bonenkamp, M.A. Cuesta, R.J.B. Blaisse, O.R.C. Busch, F.J.W. ten Kate, G.-J. Creemers, C.J.A. Punt, J.T.M. Plukker, H.M.W. Verheul, E.J. Spillenaar Bilgen, H. van Dekken, M.J.C. van der Sangen, T. Rozema, K. Biermann, J.C. Beukema, A.H.M. Piet, C.M. van Rij, J.G. Reinders, H.W. Tilanus, and A. van der Gaast for the CROSS Group

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/93/6/1850

Hyun-Sung Lee, Seong Yong Park, Hee-Jin Jang, Moon Soo Kim, Jong Mog Lee, and Jae Ill Zo

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

http://www.springerlink.com/content/f472387286g15728/

Louisa G. Gordon, Nicholas G. Hirst, George C. Mayne, David I. Watson, Timothy Bright, Wang Cai, Andrew P. Barbour, Bernard M. Smithers, David C. Whiteman and Simon Eckermann

Annals of Oncology

http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/07/29/annonc.mds181.abstract...

A. P. Thrift and D. C. Whiteman

To use meta-analysis to compare oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) with open techniques (thoracoscopic and/or laparoscopic). Analysis includes the extent of lymph node (LN) clearance, number of LNs retrieved, staging, geographic variance, and mortality.

Dantoc M, et al "Evidence to support the use of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. A meta-analysis" Arch Surg 2012; 147: 768-776.

Marc Dantoc, MBBS(Hons), MPhil(Med); Michael R. Cox, MBBS, MS, FRACS; Guy D. Eslick, PhD, FFPH        

Association between clinical complete response and pathological complete response after preoperative chemoradiation in patients with gastroesophageal cancer: analysis in a large cohort

Long-term survival outcomes after definitive chemoradiation versus surgery in patients with resectable squamous carcinoma of the esophagus: results from a randomized controlled trial.

A. Y. B. Teoh, P. W. Y. Chiu, W. K. Yeung, S. Y. W. Liu, S. K. H. Wong and E. K. W. Ng

http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/09/annonc.mds206.abstract?etoc

Overweight patients operated on for cancer of the esophagus survive longer than normal-weight patients.

Scarpa M, Cagol M, Bettini S, Alfieri R, Carraro A, Cavallin F, Trevellin E, Saadeh LM, Ruol A, Vettor R, Ancona E, Castoro C.

J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Feb;17(2):218-27

Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Oesophageal Cancer: Analysis at Different Steps of the Treatment Pathway.

Scarpa M, Saadeh LM, Fasolo A, Alfieri R, Cagol M, Cavallin F, Pinto E, Zaninotto G, Ancona E, Castoro C.

J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]