Trends in surgical techniques for the treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer: the 2022 update.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the current practice in surgical techniques for esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer surgery worldwide and to compare the results to the previous surveys in 2007 and 2014. An online survey was sent out among surgical members of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, the World Organization for Specialized Studies on Disease of the Esophagus, the International Gastric Cancer Association, the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland and Dutch gastroesophageal surgeons via the network of the investigators. In total, 260 surgeons completed the survey representing 52 countries and 6 continents; Europe 56%, Oceania 14%, Asia 14%, South-America 9%, North-America 7%. Of the responding surgeons, 39%

SUBMITTER: de Groot EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10317002 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature