Cancer recurrence and survival among patients who underwent neoadjuvant treatment and surgery for esophageal cancer: A single-institution 10-year experience.

Background: Standard of care for locally advanced esophageal cancer is neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgical resection. The objective of this study is to explore perioperative factors associated with recurrence and survival among patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on all consecutive minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy cases for esophageal cancer performed from September 2013 to September 2023 was performed.

Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus Infections, France, 2012-2020.

Mycobacterium abscessus infection is challenging to treat. Extrapulmonary M. abscessus infections (EP-MAB) are less common than pulmonary M.

Impact of tongue base mucosectomy on quality-of-life outcomes: systematic review and single-centre experience.

Purpose: Tongue base mucosectomy (TBM) is a well-established procedure in investigating cervical squamous cell carcinoma of occult primary. However, its risks have not been balanced against its benefits with validated tools.

Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted for reported complications and quality-of-life outcomes following TBM.

Major coronary artery calcifications as predictors of postoperative complications in Ivor Lewis esophagectomies: a five-year retrospective analysis.

Background: This study aimed to determine the relationship between preoperative arterial calcifications and postoperative outcomes after Ivor Lewis esophagectomies.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective review of Ivor Lewis esophagectomies from 2013 to 2018. Preoperative CT imaging was reviewed, and arterial calcifications were graded (absent, minor, or major) in various locations.