Esophageal Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schlottmann, Francisco (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Molena, Daniela (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Patti, Marco G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Surgery.; Oncology .; Gastroenterology .; Radiology.; Oncology.; Gastroenterology.; Imaging / Radiology.

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 s...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Esophageal anatomy
• 2. Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology
• 3. Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology
• 4. Staging of esophageal cancer: Implications for therapy
• 5. Endoscopic Therapy for Superficial Esophageal Cancer
• 6. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy
• 7. Restaging after neoadjuvant therapy
• 8. Anesthetic concerns for esophageal surgery
• 9. Transhiatal Esophagectomy
• 10. Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
• 11. McKeown Esophagectomy
• 12. En Bloc Esophagectomy
• 13. Fundamentals of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
• 14. Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
• 15. Hybrid Esophagectomy
• 16. Colonic Interposition after Esophagectomy
• 17. Perioperative care and management of post-operative complications
• 18. Volume and Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer Surgery
• 19. Quality of life after Esophagectomy
• 20. Palliative Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
• 21. Future Directions in Esophageal Cancer.