The Multidisciplinary Approaches to Early Barrett’s Cancer virtual presentation was held on November 18, 2020. Moderated by Sheila Krishnadath, Amsterdam University Medical Center (The Netherlands) and Prateek Sharma, University of Kansas (USA) the 90 minute presentation is available in four segments below. Watch the presentation in different segments or all at once.

Currently, the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) staging system is used for prognostication for oesophageal cancer. However, several prognostically important factors have been reported but not incorporated. This meta-analysis aimed to characterize the impact of preoperative, operative, and oncological factors on the prognosis of patients undergoing curative resection for oesophageal cancer. Read the full Meta-analysis of prognostic factors article for free.

Variable endoscopic and histological findings of esophageal lining are often detected in celiac disease, with unknown significance. We investigated the frequency and significance of such abnormalities in children. Macroscopic esophageal findings as reported by endoscopist and histological results by pathologist were compared between 316 celiac disease patients and 378 disease controls who had undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with systematic esophageal biopsy sampling. Read the full Prevalence and clinical significance article for free.

Both cervical (McKeown) and intrathoracic (Ivor Lewis) anastomosis of transthoracic esophagectomy are surgical procedures that can be performed for distal esophageal or gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) after McKeown and Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in a tertiary referral center. Read the full Long-term health-relatedtic factors article.

The Diseases of the Esophagus Journal is pleased to present this 2nd Supplement developed by guest editors Richard van Hillegersberg MD, PhD* and Daniela Molena, MD.

Surgical resection is the cornerstone for local control and long-term survival of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer treated by multimodality therapy. The evolution of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) to include telerobotics has contributed to expanding the capabilities of performing this complex operation through minimally invasive techniques. Robotic surgery enhances several key aspects of minimally invasive surgery, such as enhanced vision, stable view, and highest precision due to articulated instrumentation and scaling of motion.¹  Sign in to read the full Robotic equipment article.

NEXT Virtual Presentation: Controversies in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Presentation date: 16 December 2020 at 13:30- 15:00 GMT

Join us for the last virtual presentation this year on Controversies in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease featuring an international panel discussing long term PPI therapy, endoscopic management of GERD and when to consider surgery. Moderators Jan Track (University of Leuven, The Neverlands) and Kerry Dunbar (University of Texas Southwestern Medical, USA) will be joined by Haruhiro Inoue (Showa University, Japan) and John Lipham (Keck School of Medicine, USA) for this live event. REGISTER FOR FREE.

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