Endoscopic Management for Post-Surgical Complications after Resection of Esophageal Cancer.

Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) is the sixth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Esophagectomy is the most effective treatment for patients without invasion of adjacent organs or distant metastasis. Complications and relevant problems may occur in the early post-operative course or in a delayed fashion.

[Clinical relevance of the new S3 guideline on hepatocellular carcinoma and biliary tract cancer for practitioners].

The update of the S3 German guideline for the management of the hepatocellular carcinoma and biliary tract cancer contains a comprehensive revision of the guideline for hepatocellular carcinoma and establishes a new guideline for biliary tract cancer. In recent years several studies have been conducted to improve diagnostic and therapeutic options for liver cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy are important for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma.

Platelet activation is less enhanced in the new balloon expandable Edwards Sapien 3 valve compared to its predecessor model (Edwards Sapien XT).

Stroke and thromboembolic events after transfemoral aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continue to be a problem. The aim of our study was to compare platelet aggregation (Agg) and platelet activation (PA) observed with two different catheter valves, the ESV-XT and the newer ESV-3 valve in patients (pts) undergoing TAVR on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). A total of 174 patients with severe aortic stenosis and high surgical risk successfully underwent TAVR (60 ESV-XT; 114 ESV-3).