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Assessment of surgical innovation is a complex task. This is especially true in esophageal surgery owing to difficulties in interpreting pathophysiology, staging malignant tumors with accuracy, standardizing and tailoring the available surgical procedures to the individual patient. Furthermore, adoption of innovative procedures in this field is usually confined to high-volume centers of excellence. This book introduces the general and the thoracic surgeon to the latest developments in esophageal surgery. In each chapter, a concise background analysis of the topic in question and a state of the art review is presented. The indications for surgery and the rationale for adopting innovative techniques or technologies are discussed in detail. Challenging questions and comments by selected panelists complement each chapter, enhancing the quality of information. Innovation in Esophageal Surgery will be highly informative for both the novice and the expert surgeon wishing to enter the arena of esophageal surgery.

Cancer -- Surgery. --- Medicine. --- Surgery. --- Esophagus --- Upper Gastrointestinal Tract --- Communication --- Surgical Procedures, Operative --- Gastrointestinal Diseases --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Gastrointestinal Tract --- Information Science --- Digestive System Diseases --- Digestive System --- Diseases --- Anatomy --- Diffusion of Innovation --- Digestive System Surgical Procedures --- Esophageal Diseases --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Surgery --- Diseases. --- Surgical oncology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Surgical Oncology. --- Cancer --- Oncologic surgery --- Oncological surgery --- Surgical oncology --- Surgery, Primitive --- Medicine --- Excision --- Treatment

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus has a lower incidence than other gastrointestinal tract cancer; however, there are many difficult issued related to the choice of appropriate therapy for these patients. In recent years, the use of multimodal treatment has greatly improved the prognosis of patients affected by this disease but several aspects of the oncological and surgical management are still controversial. This book aims to give a homogeneous approach to esophageal cancer treatment, based on the author’s lifetime experience in conjunction with exhaustive review of recent literature. In each chapter surgeons and oncologists will find appropriate tools for correct management of the diagnosis and therapy of this difficult disease. The book analyzes all the aspects of staging and treatment, such as modern diagnostic and staging techniques (MRI or PET-CT), endoscopic treatment of early cancer, new minimally invasive and open surgical techniques, and combined treatment. In addition, there are chapters dedicated to the postoperative course of these patients, as well as their quality of life, with indications for the correct follow-up and treatment of relapses.

Cancer -- Radiotherapy -- Examinations, questions, etc. --- Neoplasms -- radiotherapy -- Examination Questions. --- Esophagus --- Squamous cell carcinoma --- Gastrointestinal system --- Pharyngeal Neoplasms --- Carcinoma --- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms --- Head and Neck Neoplasms --- Esophageal Diseases --- Neoplasms, Squamous Cell --- Digestive System Neoplasms --- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial --- Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms --- Gastrointestinal Diseases --- Pharyngeal Diseases --- Neoplasms by Site --- Digestive System Diseases --- Neoplasms by Histologic Type --- Stomatognathic Diseases --- Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases --- Neoplasms --- Diseases --- Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms --- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell --- Esophageal Neoplasms --- Medicine --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Oncology --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Treatment --- Cancer --- Hypopharynx --- Squamous cell carcinoma. --- Cancer. --- SCC (Oncology) --- Squamous cell cancer --- Medicine. --- Radiotherapy. --- Gastroenterology. --- Oncology. --- Surgery. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Surgery, Primitive --- Tumors --- Internal medicine --- Digestive organs --- Radiation therapy --- Electrotherapeutics --- Hospitals --- Medical electronics --- Medical radiology --- Therapeutics, Physiological --- Phototherapy --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Radiological services --- Oncology  . --- Gastroenterology .