Completely Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Versus Hybrid Esophagectomy for Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junctional Cancer: Clinical and Short-Term Oncological Outcomes.

Background: Minimally invasive surgery for resectable esophageal and gastroesophageal junctional (GEJ) cancer significantly reduces morbidity when compared with open surgery, as is evident from published landmark trials. Comparison of outcomes between hybrid esophagectomy (HE) and completely minimally invasive esophagectomy (CMIE) remains unclear.

Objective: We aimed to ascertain whether CMIE is associated with less postoperative complications compared with HE without oncological compromise.

Over-the-scope-clip treatment of gastrobronchial fistula following minimally invasive oesophagectomy: a novel approach.

Gastrobronchial fistulae (GBF) following minimally invasive oesophagectomy (MIO) is a rare entity, with an estimated incidence of 0.3-1.5% according to the published literature.

Role of 3D in minimally invasive esophagectomy.

Purpose: Two-stage minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) has gained popularity in the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer. MIE's limitation is embedded in the construction of intrathoracic anastomosis. Various anastomotic techniques have been reported; however, the mechanical one remains the most commonly adopted.

Concomitant jejunal sarcomatoid carcinoma and gastric GIST in patient with polymyalgia rheumatica: A case report.

Introduction: Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SCA) of the small bowel is an extremely rare tumor with only 21 cases reported in literature and GISTs are relatively rare gastrointestinal neoplasms.

Presentation Of Case: We report a case of an 85 year-old female admitted with intestinal obstruction in June 2010. She suffered from polymyalgia rheumatica and was under surveillance for a presumed gastric GIST.

Real-time outcome monitoring following oesophagectomy using cumulative sum techniques.

Aim: To examine the feasibility of prospective, real-time outcome monitoring in a United Kingdom oesophago-gastric cancer surgery unit.

Methods: The first 100 hybrid (laparoscopic abdominal phase, open thoracic phase) Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomies performed by a United Kingdom oesophago-gastric cancer surgery unit were assessed retrospectively using cumulative sum (CUSUM) techniques. The monitored outcome was 30-d post-operative mortality, with the accepted mortality risk defined as 5%.