Minimally invasive resection of a giant esophageal schwannoma.

Benign tumors of the esophagus are uncommon, and primary esophageal schwannoma of the esophagus is even rarer, accounting for 2% of cases. Less than 30 cases have been reported in the literature. Here we report a case of a young man with a symptomatic giant esophageal schwannoma, which was completely removed by laparoscopic three-staged esophagectomy.

Correlation of inflammatory indices with staging of esophageal carcinoma: A prospective study at Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi.

Objectives: To determine the correlation between inflammatory indices and the Tumour-Node-Metastasis stage of oesophageal carcinoma.

Methods: The prospective study was conducted from January 2021 to January 2023 at the Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Dr Ruth K.M.

Esophageal cancer patient survival: A retrospective study from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

Objective: To determine the pattern, tumor characteristics of esophageal cancer (EC) and survival of esophageal carcinoma patients presenting to upper GI Unit at Dr. Ruth K.M.

Three-staged minimally invasive esophagectomy with end-to-end esophago-gastric anastomosis for thoracic esophageal cancers: An experience from a low middle-income country.

Background: Esophageal cancer is on a steady rise and carries significant mortality and morbidity. Depending upon the clinical stage at presentation, either chemotherapy, radiotherapy with or without surgical resection is the treatments in practice. Traditionally, open esophagectomy was performed but over time, the importance of minimally invasive esophagectomy has been established.