Description The purpose of this best practice advice article is to describe the role of Barrett's
endoscopic therapy (BET) in patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE) with dysplasia and/or …

Oesophageal cancer is a clinically challenging disease that requires a multidisciplinary
approach. Extensive treatment might be associated with a considerable decline in health …

Objective: Utilizing a standardized dataset with specific definitions to prospectively collect
international data to provide a benchmark for complications and outcomes associated with …

Methods: The Esophageal Complications Consensus Group comprised 21 high-volume
esophageal surgeons from 14 countries, supported by all the major thoracic and upper …

Objective: This study aimed to create a risk model of mortality associated with
esophagectomy using a Japanese nationwide database. Methods: A total of 5354 patients …

Background: Esophagectomy is a complex operation and is associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. In an attempt to lower morbidity, we have adopted a minimally …

Background Anastomotic leak is an important cause of morbidity and mortality after
esophagectomy. Few studies have targeted risk factors for the development of leak after …

Objective: To systematically review and summarize the evidence of an association between
preoperative smoking status and postoperative complications elaborated on complication …

Background The purpose of this analysis was to revise the model for perioperative risk for
esophagectomy for cancer utilizing The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic …

Background The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) creates risk-adjustment models for
common cardiothoracic operations for quality improvement purposes. Our aim was to update …