Advances In Esophageal And Gastric Cancers An Issue Of Surgical Oncology Clinics Of North America E Book

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. David Ilson, is devoted to Topics in Esophageal and Gastric Cancers. Dr. Ilson has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Minimally Invasive Surgery: The Emerging Role in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer; Novel Targeted Therapies in Esophagogastric Cancer; The Role of Nutritional Support in Esophagogastric Cancer; Screening and Preventive Strategies in Esophagogastric Cancer; Current Progress in HER2 Targeted Therapies in Esophagogastric Cancer; The Role of Radiotherapy in Esophagogastric Cancer; Endoscopic Management of Early Esophagogastric Cancer; Current Progress in the Adjuvant Treatment of Gastric Cancer; Controversies and Consensus in Preoperative Therapy of Esophageal and GE Junction Cancers; Issues in the Management of Esophagogastric Cancer in Geriatric Patients; East versus West: The Asian Perspective on the Surgical and Adjuvant Management of Esophagogastric Cancer; The Current Status of Immunotherapies in Esophagogastric Cancer; and more!

In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Smita Sihag and Robert E. Merritt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Contemporary Management of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer. Top experts in the field discuss the rapidly evolving areas of systemic therapy and biomarker testing, as well as minimally invasive techniques for gastrectomy, management of major complications after esophagectomy, and much more. Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including minimally invasive transhiatal esophagectomy; minimally invasive modified McKeown esophagectomy; robotic-assisted Ivor Lewis esophagectomy; minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy; the impact of racial disparities and the social determinants of health on esophageal and gastric cancer outcomes; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on contemporary management of esophageal and gastric cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Smita Sihag and Robert E. Merritt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Contemporary Management of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer. Top experts in the field discuss the rapidly evolving areas of systemic therapy and biomarker testing, as well as minimally invasive techniques for gastrectomy, management of major complications after esophagectomy, and much more. Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including minimally invasive transhiatal esophagectomy; minimally invasive modified McKeown esophagectomy; robotic-assisted Ivor Lewis esophagectomy; minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy; the impact of racial disparities and the social determinants of health on esophageal and gastric cancer outcomes; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on contemporary management of esophageal and gastric cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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 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!

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Neal Wilkinson, MD, is devoted to the Management of Gastric Cancer. Articles in this issue will focus on Epidemiology; Genetics and Prophylactic Surgery; Endoscopic Diagnosis & Staging; Gastric Stromal Tumors (GIST); Management of Early Stage Gastric Cancer; Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR); Tailored Lymphadenectomy; Laparoscopic Resection Gastric Cancer - Western Experience; Gastric Cancer - Eastern Experience; Update of Gastric Cancer Clinical Trials; Preoperative and Postoperative Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer; and Phase I and II Clinical Trials.

Malignancies of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Surgical Challenges of Foregut Malignancies and is edited by Dr. Sushanth Reddy. Articles will include: Molecular basis of gastric and esophageal tumors; Multidisciplinary therapy of gastric cancers; Management of early stage gastric and esophageal disease; What is the best operation for proximal gastric cancer and distal esophageal cancer?; The difficult esophageal conduit; Managing the Western patient in contrast to the Eastern patient; Complications after esophagectomy; Next generation sequencing in the management of gastric and esophageal cancers; Managing squamous cell esophageal cancer; Esophageal and gastric GISTs; Surgical Challenges of Foregut Malignancies; and more!

An important review on esophageal neoplasms for the general surgeon! Topics will include epidemiology and prevalence of esophageal cancer, molecular basis of esophageal cancer development and progression, diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus, evaluation and staging of patients with esophageal cancer, medical evaluation of patients preparing for an esophagectomy, management of stage 1 esophageal cancer, management of T2 esophageal cancer, management of advanced stage operable esophageal cancer, management of GE junction tumors, traditional esophagectomy surgical techniques, minimally invasive esophagectomy techniques, esophageal reconstruction with alternative conduits, complications of esophagectomy, quality of life after an esophagectomy, palliation of inoperable esophageal cancer and more!

In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Traci L. Hedrick brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Colorectal Cancer. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer remains the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. In this issue, top experts in the field provide current discussions on surgery of rectal cancer, colon cancer, targeted therapies, technological advances, genetics of colorectal cancer, and health disparities. Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including preoperative staging and evaluation of colorectal cancer; technological advances in the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer; surgical principles of rectal cancer; targeted therapy for colorectal cancer; surgical principles of colon cancer; molecular genetics of colorectal cancer/hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on colorectal cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jonathan Yeung and Elena Elimova bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Esophageal Cancer. Nearly 20,000 new cases of esophageal cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone. In this issue, top experts provide a timely update of this perennially important topic with coverage of pathology, genetics, staging, adjuvant therapies, and surgical management, as well as two special articles on controversies in esophageal cancer. Contains 12 practice-oriented topics, including staging of esophageal cancer; endoscopic treatment of esophageal cancer; immunotherapy and targeted therapy for esophageal cancer; Ongoing Controversies in Esophageal Cancer I: feeding tubes, pyloroplasty, thoracic duct clipping; Ongoing Controversies in Esophageal Cancer II: gastrectomy vs esophagectomy for Siewert 2 esophageal cancer; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on esophageal cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.