In 2001, 10,677 people died of esophageal cancer in Japan, 9,026 were men and 1,651 women–demonstrating a male-to-female ratio of 5.5. The number of esophageal cancer deaths have been increasing, correlated with the aging of Japan’s population. During the last two decades, the number of esophageal cancer deaths for men has increased by two-fold, and that for women 1.3-fold. The overall death ra...

BACKGROUND The management of limited-disease esophageal small cell carcinoma is not well defined, and the role of surgery is still controversial. We aim to determine the optimal treatment strategy in limited-disease of esophageal small cell carcinoma. METHODS AND FINDINGS We conducted a retrospective review of 141 patients with limited-disease esophageal small cell carcinoma from 3 institutio...

An analysis of the effects of surgery on the function of the esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter (LES)b is complicated by the many variables that must be addressed. These include the technical aspects of the fundoplication itself (laparoscopic vs. open, complete vs. partial wrap, closure of the crura, etc.), the interval between operation and assessment, and the preoperative esophageal fun...

Pulmonary sequestration and congenital broncho-esophageal fistula are both rare malformations; nonetheless, in the presence of recurrent pulmonary infection, the possibility that one or the other may be involved should not be disregarded. To our knowledge, the concurrence of intralobar pulmonary sequestration and congenital broncho-esophageal fistula is very rare. Herein, we report a case of in...

INTRODUCTION Esophageal hiatal hernias are the most frequent types of internal hernias. This condition involves disturbance of normal functioning of the stomach cardiac mechanism and reflux of the gastric contents to the esophagus. AIM To evaluate postoperative results in our Clinic and the comparison of these results to data from the literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and seventy...

Background The aging of the population and longer life expectancy entails an increased number of elderly patients with esophageal cancer and benign pathologies referred for surgical treatment. Esophageal cancer is a pathology that mainly involves elderly patients. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of age on the outcome of surgery for esophageal cancer and benign pathologies in pati...

The incidence of esophageal cancer, in particular esophageal adenocarcinoma, is increasing, largely due to an increase in risk factors for adenocarcinoma. When esophageal cancer is confirmed by upper endoscopy, staging is required for the optimal selection of patients who should undergo esophageal resection. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation may be able to improve survival after esophageal cancer surg...

hEADINgS Thoracic surgery. Esophagectomy. Trauma. AbSTRACT – Background: Esophageal trauma is considered one of the most severe lesions of the digestive tract. There is still much controversy in choosing the best treatment for cases of esophageal perforation since that decision involves many variables. The readiness of medical care, the patient’s clinical status, the local conditions of the per...

BACKGROUND Esophageal carcinomas are highly malignant tumors with a high frequency of lymph node and distant organ metastasis. Treatment for recurrent tumors is generally decided on an individual basis. Although multidisciplinary treatments involving chemotherapy, surgical resection, and radiation are performed, the prognosis remains poor. Here, we report a case of prolonged recurrence-free sur...