Objective: To determine whether extended transthoracic esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma
of the mid/distal esophagus improves long-term survival. Background: A randomized trial …

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic techniques are being developed for the local treatment of early
stage esophageal cancer. However, such therapy is not appropriate for patients with lymph …

Background After neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer, roughly half of
the patients with squamous cell carcinoma and a quarter of those with adenocarcinoma have …

… of 334 patients (31.6%) that fulfilled criteria of low comorbidity (American Society of
Anesthesiologists score≤ 2, WHO/ECOG score≤ 1, age≤ 65 years, body mass index 19–29 kg/m 2)…

METHODS In 10 experienced upper GI centers in the Netherlands, patients with resectable (cT1-4aN0-3bM0)
gastric adenocarcinoma were randomly assigned to either laparoscopic or …

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is the gold standard in bariatric surgery. A
long-term complication can be marginal ulceration (MU) at the gastrojejunostomy. The …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare open esophagectomy (OE) with minimally
invasive esophagectomy (MIE) in a population-based setting. Background: Randomized …

Background Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) plus surgery is a standard treatment
for locally advanced oesophageal cancer. With this treatment, 29% of patients have a …

Background In the setting of difficult dissection of Calot’s triangle during laparoscopic
cholecystectomy, conversion is commonly advocated. An alternative approach aimed at preventing …

Background: Esophagectomy is frequently accompanied by substantial complications with
secondary disturbance of the immune system. After esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma of …