This book provides comprehensive and practical guidance for the management of esophageal cancer. It presents a detailed review of the pathophysiology, clinical staging, treatment, and outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer. Chapters cover the epidemiology of the disease, latest diagnostic and staging tools, systemic therapies, and the current open and minimally invasive surgical techniques including transhiatal, Ivor Lewis and McKeown esophagectomy.
Esophageal Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment compiles experience gained across a variety of medical disciplines, with contributions from world renowned surgeons, gastroenterologists, and medical oncologists. Thanks to its multidisciplinary authorship, this book represents a unique resource for anybody who takes care of patients with esophageal cancer.
Author(s): Francisco Schlottmann, Daniela Molena, Marco G. Patti (eds,)
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 209
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
Esophageal Anatomy (Mariano A. Menezes, Rafael O. Sato, Francisco Schlottmann, Fernando A. M. Herbella)....Pages 1-13
Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology (Daniel Tong, Simon Law)....Pages 15-20
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology (Francisco Schlottmann, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 21-28
Staging of Esophageal Cancer: Implications for Therapy (Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, Daniela Molena, Hans Gerdes)....Pages 29-43
Endoscopic Therapy for Superficial Esophageal Cancer (Anna M. Lipowska, Irving Waxman)....Pages 45-53
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy (Megan Greally, Geoffrey Y. Ku)....Pages 55-63
Restaging After Neoadjuvant Therapy (Smita Sihag, Tamar Nobel)....Pages 65-72
Anesthetic Concerns for Esophageal Surgery (Jacob Jackson, Alessia Pedoto)....Pages 73-84
Transhiatal Esophagectomy (Francisco Schlottmann, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 85-90
Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy (Nassrene Y. Elmadhun, Manjit S. Bains)....Pages 91-97
McKeown Esophagectomy (Ian Wong, Simon Law)....Pages 99-107
En Bloc Esophagectomy (Steven R. DeMeester)....Pages 109-116
Fundamentals of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (Kirsten Newhams, Blair A. Jobe)....Pages 117-123
Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy (Simon R. Turner, Daniela Molena)....Pages 125-134
Hybrid Esophagectomy (Marco G. Patti, Jason Long, Francisco Schlottmann)....Pages 135-141
Colonic Interposition After Esophagectomy (Michele Valmasoni, Stefano Merigliano)....Pages 143-150
Perioperative Care and Management of Post-Operative Complications (Andrew R. Brownlee, Mark K. Ferguson)....Pages 151-163
Volume and Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer Surgery (Francisco Schlottmann, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 165-167
Quality of Life After Esophagectomy (Melissa DeSouza, Claire L. Donohoe, James P. Dolan)....Pages 169-180
Palliative Treatment of Esophageal Cancer (Thomas Runge, Todd H. Baron)....Pages 181-191
Future Directions in Esophageal Cancer (Ari Rosenberg, Victoria M. Villaflor)....Pages 193-200
Back Matter ....Pages 201-209
