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Diagnostic evaluation, surgical technique, and perioperative management after esophagectomy: consensus statement of the German Advanced Surgical Treatment Study Group.
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- Management of intra-thoracic anastomotic leakages after esophagectomy: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of endoscopic vacuum therapy versus stenting.BMC surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Unusual Surgical Repair of Bronchoesophageal Fistula Following Esophagectomy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Anastomotic Leakage after Oesophagectomy: Upper Endoscopy or Computed Tomography First? Time Is of the Essence.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- [Intrathoracic anastomotic leakage following esophageal and cardial resection : Definition and validation of a new severity grading classification].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2018Review
- Significant decrease of mortality due to anastomotic leaks following esophageal resection: management makes the difference.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2017Article
- Role of endoscopy to predict a leak after esophagectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2016Article
- Postoperative complications do not affect long-term outcome in esophageal cancer patients.World journal of surgery · 2014Article
- Bypass laparoscopic procedure for palliation of esophageal cancer.Journal of surgical case reports · 2013Article
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18 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeCorrect diagnosis, surgical treatment, and perioperative management of patients with esophageal carcinoma remain crucial for prognosis within multimodal treatment procedures. This study aims to achieve a consensus regarding current management strategies in esophageal cancer by questioning a panel of experts from the German Advanced Surgical Treatment Study (GAST) group, comprised of 9 centers specialized in esophageal surgery, with a combined total of >220 esophagectomies per year. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe Delphi method, a systematic and interactive, evidence-based approach, was used to obtain consensus statements from the GAST group regarding ambiguities and disparities in diagnosis, patient selection, surgical technique, and perioperative management of patients with esophageal carcinoma. After four rounds of surveys, agreement was measured by Likert scales and defined as full (100% agreement), near (≥66.6% agreement), or no consensus (<66.6% agreement).
resultsFull or near consensus was obtained for essential aspects of esophageal cancer staging, proper surgical technique, perioperative management and indication for primary surgery, and neoadjuvant treatment or palliative treatment. No consensus was achieved regarding acceptability of minimally invasive technique and postoperative nutrition after esophagectomy.
conclusionThe GAST consensus statement represents a position paper for treatment of patients with esophageal carcinoma which both contributes to the development of clinical treatment guidelines and outlines topics in need of further clinical studies.
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