E R C Hagens

TL;DR: The purpose of this review is to provide a cutting edge overview of the recent literature regarding the definition and classification of anastomotic leakage, risk factors, novel diagnostic modalities, and emerging therapeutic options for treatment and prevention of anamotic leakage following esophagectomy.

TL;DR: The TIGER study will provide a roadmap of the location of lymph node metastases in relation to tumor histology, tumor location, invasion depth, number of lymph nodes and lymph nodes metastases, pre-operative diagnostics, neo-adjuvant therapy and survival.

TL;DR: An overview of the literature on the extent of lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer with respect to the supposed lymph node distribution patterns for squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, the different lymph node classification systems, the commonly used surgical techniques and outcomes, and the proposal of observational cohort study to standardize the type ofymphadenectomy according to thetype of tumor, location and use of neoadjuvant therapy will be provided.

TL;DR: There is a need for an international guideline regarding the optimal management of anastomotic leakage management among upper gastrointestinal surgeons and the need for diagnostic and treatment guidelines is verified.

TL;DR: It is found that both squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma metastasize to cervical, thoracic, and abdominal lymph node stations, regardless of the primary tumor location.