A survey of patients w/ stomach dysplasia shows they are at an 11-fold risk for gastric cancer & that the median time to development of cancer was 4 years
Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική Οισοφαγεκτομή
Η ελάχιστα επεμβατική οισοφαγεκτομή είναι εφικτή και μέσω αυτής μπορεί να πραγματοποιηθεί ολική εξαίρεση του όγκου όπως και αντίστοιχο ανοιχτό χειρουργείο
Αντιμετώπιση Αχαλασίας Οισοφάγου, Συμπτώματα & Διάγνωση
Αντιμετώπιση Αχαλασίας Οισοφάγου. Η κυριολεκτική σημασία της λέξης αχαλασία είναι “αδυναμία του κυκλοτερούς μυ να χαλάται, δηλαδή να χαλαρώνει”.
New Clinical Guidelines Issued for Esophageal Cancer
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has released a set of clinical-practice guidelines to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of localized esophageal cancer.
Robotic Surgery Firm Faulted in FDA Report
FDA has faulted the manufacturer of the da Vinci robotic surgery system, for failing to report measures to guard patients from accidental electrical burns
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer – A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Compared with surgery alone, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery was not associated with a higher rate of overall survival or complete resection
Antireflux Surgery in Patients With Chronic Cough
Antireflux Surgery in Patients With Chronic Cough and Abnormal Proximal Exposure as Measured by Hypopharyngeal Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance
Guidelines for the Management of Hiatal Hernia
The guidelines for the management of hiatal hernia are a series of systematically developed statements to assist physicians’ and patients’ decisions
Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Therapy for Resectable Esophageal Cancer
Several questions still need to be answered regarding the use of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for patients with resectable esophageal cancer.
Ελάχιστα Επεμβατική Χειρουργική για Καρκίνο Οισοφάγου
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: A Review of the Literature and Institutional Experience or defining the optimal surgical approach