Advances in Surgical Endoscopy for Upper GI Cancers

Dear Colleagues,

Endoscopic techniques have revolutionized the treatment of malignant diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract and have become an indispensable part of clinical routine. In this context, interventional procedures for early-stage cancers and minimally invasive surgical techniques for advanced tumors both allow for curative treatment with minimal surgical trauma. The introduction of robotics in recent years has given a further boost to this development. Another domain of endoscopic procedures has become the treatment of postoperative complications such as anastomotic leaks; open surgical revisions, feared due to their high morbidity, are now required only in exceptional cases. Although all of these techniques have become the standard of care, they continue to evolve.

For this Special Issue of Cancers, manuscripts are welcome that present original data and updated literature reviews in the field of surgical endoscopy for malignancies of the upper digestive tract.

Prof. Dr. Christian Alexander Gutschow
Guest Editor

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• endoscopy
• surgery
• esophagus
• stomach
• anastomotic leakage
• early carcinoma
• robotic surgery
• upper GI