Stiles and colleagues evaluated outcomes for patients with esophageal cancer undergoing surgical resection after either neoadjuvant chemoradiation or preoperative chemotherapy without radiation.
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Esophagus
January 23, 2019
January 18, 2019
Mariette and colleagues randomly assigned 207 patients with resectable esophageal cancer to undergo either transthoracic open esophagectomy or hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy.
December 19, 2018
The authors present a surgical video of a right VATS esophageal diverticulectomy and myotomy, along with advice for carrying out this procedure.
November 16, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
An accident during a sword swallowing trick was bad news for the performer’s esophagus.
November 12, 2018
This video demonstrates the expected anatomical findings at reoperation after transoral incisionless fundoplication.
October 26, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
Earl Bakken, Medtronic co-founder and inventor of the pacemaker, has died at age 94.
October 25, 2018
Filmed at the 2018 STS Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Lisa Brown of UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, USA, moderates a discussion on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
October 1, 2018
Shanda Blackmon discusses the various types of paraesophageal hernias and the ways in which patients present, proposes a management algorithm, and demonstrates how she performs repairs.
September 26, 2018
This single institution summary of treatment of failed stenting for esophageal perforation included 26 patients over an eight year period. Management included primary closure, esophagectomy, and observation. The overall prognosis was very good, supporting the use of stents as initial therapy for esophageal perforation in appropriate patients.
August 31, 2018
Grimminger and colleagues present their technique for a four-armed robotic approach to esophageal cancer surgery. The authors note the improved control and dexterity offered by the addition of the fourth arm, leading to greater surgeon independence in this complex procedure.