Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society

Preoperative exercise capacity as a predictor of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with esophageal cancer: a multicenter observational cohort study.

Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01226-y Tomohiro Ikeda, Kazuhiro Noma, Kazuki Okura, Hiroki Sato, Sho Katayama, Yusuke Takahashi, Naoaki Maeda, Shunsuke Tanabe, Yusuke Sato, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Masanori Hamada, Toshifumi Ozaki, Tomohiko Nishigami, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Routine contrast-enhanced CT screening identifies asymptomatic pulmonary embolism after minimally invasive esophagectomy: incidence and associated factors.

Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01224-0 Akira Saito, Tomotake Ariyoshi, Satoru Goto, Takeshi Yamashita, Kentaro Motegi, Masahiro Kohmoto, Koji Otsuka, Masahiko Murakami, Takeshi Aoki

Development and validation of a novel perioperative risk model for anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy using a nationwide web-based database.

Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10388-026-01223-1 Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Hideki Endo, Hiraku Kumamaru, Yoshiki Kajiwara, Shingo Kanaji, Koji Kono, Hisahiro Matsubara, Yuichiro Doki, Ken Shirabe, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuko Kitagawa, Hiroya Takeuchi