History of esophagectomy for cancer of the esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction

2021 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved..

The introduction of anesthesia in 1846 created unseen opportunities for surgeons. By the end of the 19th century limited esophageal resection outside the chest had already been performed and the race for successful intrathoracic esophagectomy was on. The credit for the first successful esophagectomy for an intrathoracic cancer goes to Franz Torek of New York in 1913. But it was the introduction of double lumen intubation that really boosted the number of successful esophagectomies all over the world. In the second half of the 20th century progress in surgical techniques and perioperative management resulted in a substantial reduction of postoperative mortality. Introduction of multimodality therapies has further improved long term survival. The turn of the millennium saw the development of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) improving postoperative quality of life. Undoubtly new technologies and newer drugs (e.g., immunotherapy) will further allow for refinements and more personalized targeted therapies. In this manuscript, the authors provide a deep dive into the history and development of esophageal surgery, with emphasis on the innovative pioneers that brought the field of esophageal surgery to the front line of surgery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Annals of translational medicine - 9(2021), 10 vom: 18. Mai, Seite 897

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lerut, Toni [VerfasserIn]
Wiesel, Ory [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anesthesia
Esophageal cancer
History
Journal Article
Review
Surgery

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Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.21037/atm-21-676

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327117966