Background: Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) is gaining
increasing popularity as an operative approach. Learning curves to achieve surgical …

Abstract Background/Aim: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by surgery is a
standard treatment for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. This study aimed …

Up to 50% of patients treated with curative esophagectomy for esophageal cancer will
develop recurrence, contributing to the dismal survival associated with this disease …

Objectives Endoscopic resection (ER) is indicated for a wide range of superficial
esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs). We examined the long‐term outcomes in …

Purpose Identifying the lymphatic drainage pathway is important for accurate lymph node
(LN) dissection in esophageal cancer (EC). This study aimed to assess lymphatic drainage …

Background Oesophageal and gastric cancer are highly lethal malignancies with a 5-year
survival rate of 15–29%. More knowledge is needed about the quality of end-of-life care in …

Background Recurrence is frequently observed after esophageal cancer surgery, with
dismal post-recurrence survival. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by …

Background The 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) is a simple way of assessing exercise
capacity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative …

Background Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag) is a widely used tumor marker of
SCC. However, the clinical significance of serum SCC-Ag levels in recurrent esophageal …

Purpose Metastatic recurrence occurs in over 25% of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy. While metastatic recurrence suggests poor …