
Management of Esophageal Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 101-3 - June 4, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: John A. Federico, Thomas Fabian
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 0 6 9 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 0 7 0 - 3
This issue of Surgical Clinics focuses on Esophageal Surgery and is edited by Drs. Thomas Fabian and John A. Federico. Articles will include: Epidemiology of premalignant and… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis issue of Surgical Clinics focuses on Esophageal Surgery and is edited by Drs. Thomas Fabian and John A. Federico. Articles will include: Epidemiology of premalignant and malignant tumors of the esophagus; Medical and endoluminal treatments of pre-malignant lesions and their outcomes; Staging of esophageal malignancies; Surveillance for, and management of, recurrent esophageal malignancy after endoscopic treatment; Surgical treatment for early cancers as style modality; Chemoradiation therapy as definitive treatment for esophageal cancer; Tri-modality approach for esophageal malignancies; Salvage esophagectomy; Consolidation therapy and adjuvant therapy after surgical resection: Immunotherapy or Targeted Therapy?; Palliation of esophageal cancer; Surveillance following treatment of esophageal cancer; Esophageal anastomotic techniques; Management of postoperative complications after esophageal resection; The biologic characteristics and clinical presentation of esophageal cancer; and more!
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Dedication
- Epidemiology of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma
- Introduction
- Epidemiology of Barrett’s esophagus
- Epidemiology of esophageal cancer
- Esophageal adenocarcinoma
- Esophageal squamous cell
- Progression from Barrett’s esophagus
- Summary
- Antireflux and Endoscopic Therapies for Barrett Esophagus and Superficial Esophageal Neoplasia
- Key points
- Introduction
- Antireflux therapies for prevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma
- Endoluminal therapies for dysplastic Barrett esophagus and superficial esophageal cancer
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Staging of Esophageal Malignancy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical staging
- Restaging following induction chemoradiation
- Staging in the future
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Recommendations for Surveillance and Management of Recurrent Esophageal Cancer Following Endoscopic Therapies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Indications for endoscopic treatment of early-stage esophageal cancer
- Benefits of endoscopic therapies for early-stage esophageal cancer
- Patterns of recurrence after endoscopic treatment
- Surveillance for recurrence following endoscopic therapies
- Options for failed endoscopic treatments and their outcomes
- Summary/future directions
- Clinics care points
- Surgical Management of Early Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Natural history of esophageal cancer
- Diagnosis and staging of early esophageal cancer
- Treatment of early esophageal cancer
- Operative details for robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy
- Postoperative management
- Follow-up
- Outcomes
- Clinics care points
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Supplementary data
- Chemoradiation Therapy as Definitive Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Argument for definitive chemoradiation therapy
- Argument against definitive chemoradiation therapy
- Future considerations
- Summary
- Personal perspective (senior author)
- Clinics care points for definitive chemoradiation
- Trimodality Approach for Esophageal Malignancies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Salvage Esophagectomy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Patient selection and evaluation
- Salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiation treatment
- Salvage esophagectomy after induction chemoradiation treatment
- Delayed esophagectomy
- Technical considerations
- Endoscopic salvage resection
- Outcomes of salvage esophagectomy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Consolidation Therapy in Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Role of adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery
- The role of consolidation after surgery
- Consolidation in the nonsurgical patient
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Surgeons’ Role in Local Palliation of Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Palliation of esophageal cancer
- Summary
- Surveillance Following Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Surveillance after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
- Surveillance after definitive chemoradiotherapy
- Surveillance after endoscopic treatment of early-stage esophageal cancer
- Future directions
- Summary
- Techniques of Esophageal Anastomoses for Esophagectomy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Principles of esophagectomy
- Anastomotic techniques
- Cervical anastomotic techniques
- Minimally invasive thoracic anastomotic techniques
- Additional areas of discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Management of Postoperative Complications After Esophageal Resection
- Key points
- Introduction
- Anastomotic leaks
- Gastric tip necrosis
- Pneumonia/aspiration events
- Vocal cord paralysis/recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis
- Chylothorax
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula
- Delayed gastric emptying
- Mortality
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 101-3
- Published: June 4, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323790697
- eBook ISBN: 9780323790703