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Primary Care & Family Medicine
Meta-analysis
Structured perioperative rehabilitation reduces postoperative pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients.
Lung Problems After Esophagus Surgery Drop Sharply With This Approach
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 37 studies involving postoperative patients with esophageal cancer receiving structured p…
Starting rehab before esophageal cancer surgery and continuing it afterward may sharply lower the risk of dangerous lung infections.
Frontiers
Apr 16, 2026
Allergy & Immunology
Cohort
Retrospective cohort links IINS and RLR to survival in esophageal cancer surgery patients.
New blood markers may help predict survival after esophageal cancer surgery
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 660 esophageal cancer patients who underwent radical surgery. The inflammation–immunity–nutrition …
New blood markers that measure inflammation and immunity outperform standard staging to predict survival after esophageal cancer surgery.
Frontiers
Apr 16, 2026
ENT (Otolaryngology)
RCT
Pyloroplasty during minimally invasive esophagectomy linked to fewer short-term complications
Does adding a stomach procedure during esophageal cancer surgery reduce complications?
A Phase III randomized controlled trial in 134 evaluable patients undergoing MIE or RAMIE found adding pyloroplasty was associated with fewe…
Adding a small stomach procedure during esophageal cancer surgery reduced early pneumonia and leaks in the first 30 days, prompting doctors …
Apr 2, 2026
Genetics & Precision Medicine
RCT
Extended goal-directed fluid therapy shows no benefit for complications after esophagectomy in single-center trial
Does personalized fluid therapy after esophageal cancer surgery reduce complications?
A single-center, single-blind RCT of 100 patients undergoing esophagectomy found that extended, individualized goal-directed fluid therapy d…
Personalized fluid therapy after esophageal cancer surgery did not reduce complications, despite higher fluid intake and medication use in p…
Apr 2, 2026