Artificial intelligence in esophageal cancer diagnosis and treatment: where are we now?-a narrative review.

Background And Objective: Artificial intelligence (AI) use is becoming increasingly prevalent directly or indirectly in daily clinical practice, including esophageal cancer (EC) diagnosis and treatment. Although the limits of its adoption and their clinical benefits are still unknown, any physician related to EC patients' management should be aware of the status and future perspectives of AI use in their field. The purpose of this review is to summarize the existing literature regarding the role of AI in diagnosis and treatment of EC.

Multimodal Management of Fecal Incontinence Focused on Sphincteroplasty: Long-Term Outcomes from a Single Center Case Series.

The management of patients with fecal incontinence and an external anal sphincter (EAS) defect remains controversial. A retrospective series of overlapping anal sphincteroplasties performed between 1985−2013 from a single center, supplemented by selective puborectalis plication and internal anal sphincter repair is presented. Patients were clinically followed along with anorectal manometry, continence scoring (Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score—CCS) and patient satisfaction scales.

"Optimal recovery" after colon cancer surgery in the elderly, a comparative cohort study: Conventional care vs. enhanced recovery vs. prehabilitation.

Background: Colon cancer in elderly patients is an increasing problem due to its prevalence and progressive aging population. Prehabilitation has experienced a great grown in this field. Whether it is the best standard of care for these patients has not been elucidated yet.

Pilot Trial of Extended Hypothermic Lung Preservation to Analyze Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Pigs.

Background: In lung transplantation (LT), the length of ischemia time is controversial as it was arbitrarily stablished. We ought to explore the impact of extended cold-ischemia time (CIT) on ischemia-reperfusion injury in an experimental model.

Methods: Experimental, randomized pilot trial of parallel groups and final blind analysis using a swine model of LT.

Pilot Trial of Extended Hypothermic Lung Preservation to Analyze Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Pigs.

Background: In lung transplantation (LT), the length of ischemia time is controversial as it was arbitrarily stablished. We ought to explore the impact of extended cold-ischemia time (CIT) on ischemia-reperfusion injury in an experimental model.

Methods: Experimental, randomized pilot trial of parallel groups and final blind analysis using a swine model of LT.

Surgical Risk Following Anatomic Lung Resection in Thoracic Surgery: A Prediction Model Derived from a Spanish Multicenter Database.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to develop a surgical risk prediction model in patients undergoing anatomic lung resections from the registry of the Spanish Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Group (GEVATS).

Methods: Data were collected from 3,533 patients undergoing anatomic lung resection for any diagnosis between December 20, 2016 and March 20, 2018. We defined a combined outcome variable: death or Clavien Dindo grade IV complication at 90 days after surgery.

Spanish Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Group: Method, Auditing, and Initial Results From a National Prospective Cohort of Patients Receiving Anatomical Lung Resections.

Introduction: Our study sought to know the current implementation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for anatomical lung resections in Spain. We present our initial results and describe the auditing systems developed by the Spanish VATS Group (GEVATS).

Methods: We conducted a prospective multicentre cohort study that included patients receiving anatomical lung resections between 12/20/2016 and 03/20/2018.