Expression of p21(Waf1/Cip1) predicts response and survival of esophageal cancer patients treated by chemoradiotherapy.

abstract：:Information is sparse and contradictory in the literature regarding the role of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) in esophageal carcinoma. This study was conducted over a period of 18 months from September 2004 with the primary aim of determining the PR, ER alpha (ERalpha) and ER beta (ERbeta) stat...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Kalayarasan R,Ananthakrishnan N,Kate V,Basu D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative treatment of malignant strictures of the esophagus and cardia is usually carried out by the endoscopic placement of a prosthesis. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate short- and long-term outcomes of the use of expandable stents, compared with conventional plastic prostheses. One hundred and ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Mosca F,Consoli A,Stracqualursi A,Persi A,Portale TR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis is a rare disease that may lead to esophageal stenosis and dysphagia. The aim of the study was to evaluate the endoscopic diagnosis, treatment and clinical course of intramural pseudodiverticulosis. We retrospectively studied endoscopic criteria of intramural pseudodiverticul...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Halm U,Lamberts R,Knigge I,Mössner J,Zachäus M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are the treatment of choice for advanced esophageal cancers. Literature is scarce on risk factors predictors for adverse events after SEMS placement. Assess risk factors for adverse events after SEMS placement in advanced esophageal cancer and evaluate survival after SEMS placement. ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Rodrigues-Pinto E,Pereira P,Coelho R,Andrade P,Ribeiro A,Lopes S,Moutinho-Ribeiro P,Macedo G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the esophagus is classified according to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) TNM staging system. The 7th edition of the UICC TNM staging system was published in 2009. This is the first study to compare the prognostic value of the TNM 6th and 7th editions in patients with esophageal carcinoma...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Mehta SP,Jose P,Mirza A,Pritchard SA,Hayden JD,Grabsch HI

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluates the role of oesophageal manometry in clinical practice. Over 5 years, 347 consecutive patients were evaluated in our oesophageal laboratory. The reasons for referral were: dysphagia (11.5%), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) (46.7%), non-cardiac chest pain (28.5%), connective tissue ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Gambitta P,Indriolo A,Grosso C,Pirone Z,Colombo P,Arcidiacono R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:There has been a recent increase in the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) associated with high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. We investigated the incidence of esophageal papilloma and the presence of high-risk HPV infection. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional study conducted at a ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Pantham G,Ganesan S,Einstadter D,Jin G,Weinberg A,Fass R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of achalasia remains controversial, with little consensus on the optimal patient treatment pathway. In our own esophageal unit, we offer pneumatic dilatation as the initial therapy in most patients as first-line therapy. In this study, we aimed to examine the safety and efficacy of our own approach to t...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Howard JM,Mongan AM,Manning BJ,Byrne P,Lawler P,Ravi N,Reynolds JV

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are commonly used to capture patient experience with dysphagia and to evaluate treatment effectiveness. Inappropriate application can lead to distorted results in clinical studies. A systematic review of the literature on dysphagia-related PRO measures was performed to ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Patel DA,Sharda R,Hovis KL,Nichols EE,Sathe N,Penson DF,Feurer ID,McPheeters ML,Vaezi MF,Francis DO

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Careful scrutiny of pH recordings and symptom diaries in patients having 24-hour pH-metry reveals that most reflux episodes are asymptomatic. Although this observation is well known and long recognized, the explanation for why one reflux episode leads to symptoms and others do not is incompletely understood. Forty-fou...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Portale G,Peters J,Hsieh CC,Tamhankar A,Arain M,Hagen J,DeMeester S,DeMeester T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is the feasibility of sequential endoscopic and endosonographic measurement of locoregional tumor load for the prediction of tumor recurrence in patients after neoadjuvant or definitive chemoradiotherapy, treated in curative intent for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma. In 67 patients w...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Bohle W,Kasper M,Zoller WG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastro-tracheobronchial fistula (GTF) is a rare but life-threatening complication specifically observed after esophagectomy and reconstruction using posterior mediastinal gastric tube. Ten cases of GTF were encountered in three hospitals in 2000-2009. Their clinicopathological, surgical, and postoperative care are sum...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Yasuda T,Sugimura K,Yamasaki M,Miyata H,Motoori M,Yano M,Shiozaki H,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively investigated the efficacy of a chemoradiotherapy regimen using daily low-dose cisplatin and continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion in 71 registered patients with unresectable esophageal cancer. The overall response rate (complete response plus partial response) was 59%. The major toxicities observed wer...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Takagawa R,Kunisaki C,Makino H,Kosaka T,Ono HA,Akiyama H,Shimada H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia is gaining popularity worldwide attributable to availability and advances in minimally invasive instruments. In this report, we presented our experience with thoracoscopic esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) repair in our tertiary care institute. A prospecti...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Elbarbary MM,Shalaby A,Elseoudi M,Seleim HM,Ragab M,Fares AE,Khairy D,Wishahy AMK,Alkonaiesy RM,Eltagy G,Bahaaeldin K

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a systematic review of epidemiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic outcomes of esophageal perforations. A systematic review was performed in PubMed database using the key-phrase 'esophageal perforation'. All studies regarding acute esophageal perforations were reviewed and parameters of epidemiology, dia...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Sdralis EIK,Petousis S,Rashid F,Lorenzi B,Charalabopoulos A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic epidural (TE) analgesia has been the standard of care for transthoracic esophagectomy patients since the 1990s. Multimodal anesthesia using intrathecal diamorphine, local anesthetic infusion catheters (LAC) into the paravertebral space and rectus sheaths and intravenous opioid postoperatively represent an alt...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Donohoe CL,Phillips AW,Flynn E,Donnison C,Taylor CL,Sinclair RCF,Saunders D,Immanuel A,Griffin SM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of body weight on outcomes after robotic-assisted esophageal surgery for cancer has not been studied. We examined the short-term operative outcomes in patients according to their body mass index following robotic-assisted Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy at a high-volume tertiary-care referral cancer center and eva...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Salem AI,Thau MR,Strom TJ,Abbott AM,Saeed N,Almhanna K,Hoffe SE,Shridhar R,Karl RC,Meredith KL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hiatal hernia is an underlying factor contributing to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, it remains elusive whether the size of the esophageal hiatus has a de facto influence on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), on the intensity of patient reflux, on GERD symptoms and on the quality of life (QoL). On...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Koch OO,Kaindlstorfer A,Antoniou SA,Asche KU,Granderath FA,Pointner R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of schistosomiasis of uncommon location. A patient submitted to esophagectomy for Chagas' megaesophagus was found to have eggs of Schistosoma mansoni upon pathologic examination of the surgical specimen. The authors discuss the anatomopathological aspects of schistosomiasis, as well as its oc...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Gagliardi D,Corsi PR,Eckley CA,Marigo C,Fava J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgically induced duodenal reflux results in cancer development in the rat esophagus. One proposed mechanism of carcinogenesis relies on the production of carcinogens in the presence of bacterial overgrowth. Against this background, intestinal microflora in the rat jejunum was analyzed before and after reflux-inducin...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Fein M,Fuchs KH,DeMeester TR,Peters JH,Wittmann D,Weig M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although malignant diseases are known to be associated with immune suppression, detailed mechanisms of this phenomenon are still unknown. NKG2D is an activating cell surface receptor expressed by natural killer (NK) cells and CD8+ T cells, and it has been reported that NKG2D engagement is extremely important for T cel...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Osaki T,Saito H,Fukumoto Y,Yamada Y,Fukuda K,Tatebe S,Tsujitani S,Ikeguchi M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-world practice patterns of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) among gastroenterologists are not well-described. The aim is to describe practice patterns of EoE diagnosis and management and assess concordance with consensus guidelines. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of gastroenterologists in the USA usin...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Eluri S,Iglesia EGA,Massaro M,Peery AF,Shaheen NJ,Dellon ES

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the strongest risk factor for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. However, the risk of cancer progression is difficult to ascertain in individuals, as a significant number of patients with BE do not necessarily progress to esophageal adenocarcinoma. There are several issues with t...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Timmer MR,Sun G,Gorospe EC,Leggett CL,Lutzke L,Krishnadath KK,Wang KK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cancer stem cell theory states that cancers contain tumor-forming cells that have the ability to self-renew as well as give rise to cells that differentiate. Cancer stem cells have been identified in several solid tumors, but stem cells in normal human esophagus or in Barrett's esophagus or adenocarcinoma have not...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Bobryshev YV,Freeman AK,Botelho NK,Tran D,Levert-Mignon AJ,Lord RV

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a technique that uses the internal mammary vessels to enhance long-segment jejunal graft blood supply in addition to an intact distal mesenteric vascular arcade. We believe that this technique, called vascular augmentation, improves jejunal graft perfusion and decreases ischemic complications. ...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Heitmiller RF,Gruber PJ,Swier P,Singh N

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis to the breast from extramammary malignancies is rare. This is the third case report of metastatic breast cancer from esophageal cancer. We report the clinical, radiographic, and pathologic findings of a 57-year-old woman who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and developed metastatic cancer 2 yea...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Shiraishi M,Itoh T,Furuyama K,Yamasaki S,Shimada Y,Hosotani R,Nakashima Y,Imamura M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal cancer recurrence rates after esophagectomy are high, and locally recurrent or distant metastatic disease has poor prognosis. Management is limited to palliative chemotherapy and symptomatic interventions. We report our experience of four patients who have undergone successful liver resection for metastases...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Huddy JR,Thomas RL,Worthington TR,Karanjia ND

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia is a common symptom of esophageal cancer (EC). Esophagectomy should relieve the presenting dysphagia as the mechanical obstruction caused by the tumor is removed. However, the new onset oropharyngeal dysphagia develops after esophagectomy and the deficit may persist increasing the risk of aspiration pneumoni...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Yuen MTY,Tsang RK,Wong IYH,Chan DKK,Chan FSY,Law SYK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed our experience with 262 consecutive two-layer, hand-sewn cervical esophageal anastomoses in patients undergoing surgery for esophageal carcinoma. Anastomotic leak rates were determined for the entire group and the frequency of post-operative esophageal dilatations was obtained for the first 101 patients. I...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Heitmiller RF,Fischer A,Liddicoat JR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to investigate the difference in overall survival in patients with localized carcinoma of esophagus treated using chemo-radiation (bi-modality, BM) or chemo-radiation followed by surgery (tri-modality, TM). From 1981 to 1999, 65 patients were identified who had localized carcinoma of the e...

journal_title：Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

authors： Chan R,Morrill S,Freeman D Jr,Colman M,Zwischenberger J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00