Lorenzo Fuccio, MD, from the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, in Bologna, Italy discusses this Original Article, "Development of a prediction model of adverse events after stent placement for esophageal cancer." We conducted a retrospective analysis of a large database including 267 patients with dysphagia owing to esophageal cancer and treated …
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Associate Editor Jacques Devière, MD, PhD recommends this Original Article from the December issue "Detection and staging of esophageal cancers within Barrett’s esophagus is improved by assessment in specialized Barrett’s units." The authors clearly address a common problem in the assessment of patients having Barrett's esophagus (BE) and dysplasia. In 2014, evaluation of these patients includes …
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Sachin Wani, MD, from the University of Colorado and Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, USA discusses his Original Article "Comparison of endoscopic therapies and surgical resection in patients with early esophageal cancer: a population-based study" from the February issue. The aims of this study were to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results …
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