Literature Updates

Chong Beng Ng, Chien-Hung Chiu, Chi-Ju Yeh, Yu-Chuan Chang, Ming-Mo Hou, Chen-Kan Tseng, Yun-Hen Liu & Yin-Kai Chao

Read Abstract: Temporal Trends in Survival Outcomes for Patients with Esophageal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: A 14-Year Analysis

Shujie Huang, Sichao Wang, Zhen Gao, Zijie Li, Hansheng Wu, Wei Xu, Yong Tang, Zhe He, Junhui Fu & Guibin Qiao

Read Abstract: Induction Immunochemotherapy Yields a Higher Conversion Rate and Better Overall Survival than Chemotherapy in Initially Unresectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Tzu-Yi Yang, Chi-Ju Yeh, Chien-Hung Chiu & Yin-Kai Chao

Read Abstract: Survival Outcomes of Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Post-chemoradiotherapy Surgical T4b Disease: Is Palliative Resection Justified?

Cassidy, Douglas J ; Gerull, William ; Zike, Valerie M ; Awad, Michael M

Read Abstract: Clinical Outcomes of a Large, Prospective Series of Gastric Electrical Stimulation Patients Using a Multidisciplinary Protocol

McKay, Sarah C; Dunst, Christy M; Davila-Bradley, Daniel; Reavis, Kevin M; DeMeester, Steven R

Read Abstract: Five-Year Outcomes from a Prospective Study on Safety and Efficacy of Phasix ST Mesh Use at the Hiatus During Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

Ivy, Megan L ; Baison, George ; Griffin, Cassandra; Welch, Allison ; White, Peter T; Farivar, Alexander S; Bograd, Adam J ; Aye, Ralph W; Louie, Brian E

Read Abstract: Thirty- and 90-Day Morbidity and Mortality by Clavien-Dindo after Surgery for Antireflux and Hiatal Hernia

Dirceu F. Valentini, Guilherme S. Mazzini, Gabriel Lazzarotto-da-Silva, Arthur B. Simões, Vitória S. Gazzi, Julia B.O. Alves, Vinicius J. Campos, Richard R. Gurski

Read Abstract: Significant and distinct impacts of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on esophageal acid exposure, esophageal motility, and endoscopic findings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Marcel L. Andrade, Fernando A.M. Herbella, Marco G. Patti, Francisco Schlottmann

Read Abstract: Correlation between esophageal contractility and skeletal muscle strength in healthy individuals

Andrea Costantini, Mario Costantini, Luca Provenzano, Giovanni Capovilla, Loredana Nicoletti, Francesca Forattini, Arianna Vittori, Giulia Nezi, Matteo Santangelo, Lucia Moletta, Michele Valmasoni, Renato Salvador

Read Abstract: Complementary pneumatic dilations are an effective and safe treatment when laparoscopic myotomy fails: A 30-year experience at a single tertiary center

Faisal S. Jehan, Qaider Alizai, Mary T. Powers, Mohammad Khreiss, Bellal Joseph, Hassan Aziz

Read Abstract: Feeble, fallen, and forgetting: association of cognitive impairment and falls on outcomes of major intra-abdominal surgeries in older adults