Esophagectomy in these situations is viewed as a "Hail Mary" and may not be given enough credit owing to the significant risk ... Often, consideration of esophagectomy is the final decision in a long and difficult plan of care by both the gastroenterologist ... Ahmed H, & Louie B.E. Ahmed, Hassan, and Brian E. Louie.Esophagectomy for Primary or Secondary Motility Disorders. In: ... Ahmed H, & Louie B.E. Ahmed, Hassan, and Brian E. Louie. "Esophagectomy for Primary or Secondary Motility Disorders." ...

Salvage esophagectomy was an uncommon operation. Centers included in this study performed one to two salvage esophagectomies a ... Salvage Esophagectomy for Persistent or Locally Recurrent Disease After Definitive Chemoradiotherapy. ++. In 2007, Gardner- ... Morbidity rates after esophagectomy are high (30-60%) and mortality rates can exceed 20% in lower volume centers.1-3 ... Chapter 26: Salvage Esophagectomy for Locally Recurrent or Persistent Esophageal Carcinoma Shawn S. Groth; Zhigang Li; Thomas W ...