Oesophageal carcinoma is one of the most virulent malignant diseases and a major cause
of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Diagnosis and accuracy of pretreatment staging have …

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number of exposed workers with anti-Alcalase IgE antibody has been minimized and allergic …

Purpose: To assess long-term temporal trends in population-based survival and cure rates
in patients with esophageal cancer and compare them over the last 3 decades in the United …

Background The rising incidence and histological change to adenocarcinoma in esophageal
cancer over the past four decades has been among the most dramatic changes ever …

Objective The Pittsburgh group has suggested a perforation severity score (PSS) for better
decision making in the management of esophageal perforation. Our study aim was to …

Background The application of endoscopic therapies for early cancers of the esophagus is
limited by the possible presence of regional lymph node metastases. Our objective was to …

Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Boerhaave syndrome) is an extremely rare, life-threatening
condition. Traditionally surgery was the treatment of choice. Endoscopic stent …

Forest soils constitute a major carbon pool in the context of the global carbon cycle. Although
ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are responsible for a large part of the input of carbon into this …

Background Management of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)–associated
duodenal perforation remains controversial. Some recommend surgery, while …

OBJECTIVES Tracheobronchial fistulas are rare but life-threatening complications after
oesophagectomy. Leakage of the oesophagointestinal anastomosis with inflammatory …