Morphomic predictors for post-esophagectomy pulmonary complications and overall survival.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Esophagectomy following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is a curative treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer. However, pulmonary complications are the most common postoperative issues and can adversely affect survival. While numerous studies have investigated predictors for these complications and survival, morphomic predictors, derived from body composition measurements on computed tomography scans, have been rarely reported. Our study aims to delineate morphomic predictors for post-esophagectomy pulmonary complications and overall survival.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed esophageal cancer patients who received nCRT followed by esophagectomy between 2004 and 2016. Preoperative clinical and morphomic variables were collected to evaluate post-es

SUBMITTER: Chiu CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833574 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature