Surgical Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (18 October 2022) | Viewed by 27707
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Interests: upper gastrointestinal cancer; multimodal treatment; gastrectomy; esophagectomy; sarcoma; quality of care; meta-analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Even though there have been remarkable advances in systemic therapy of gastrointestinal malignancies over the last few decades, surgery remains the sole therapeutic approach offering a chance for a definite cure in numerous instances. Moreover, non-curative operations are part of the treatment algorithm of many patients with gastrointestinal cancer with the aim of alleviating symptoms and improving quality of life. In order to achieve the best outcomes, taking an evidence-based decision for or against an operation at the right time in the treatment sequence is crucial. The surgeon must pick the most appropriate surgical approach for the specific patient and disease from an ever-growing choice of available techniques. Laparoscopy and robotic resections have gained popularity among both patients and surgeons. While the former can now be considered a standard approach in many scenarios, the latter shows promising outcomes but still lacks a broad foundation of high-quality evidence. For all oncological operations, perioperative treatment plays a crucial role in achieving the desired outcomes, though it needs to be adapted to the characteristics of both the operation and the patient. Possible postoperative complications need to be avoided or, if this is not possible, detected early and treated in a timely and appropriate manner in order to avoid or at least mitigate long-lasting or permanent sequelae for the patient.
For this Special Issue of Cancers, I invite you to submit up-to-date original research, short communications, meta-analyses, and comprehensive narrative review articles on all aspects of surgical treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. Moreover, the results of preclinical studies with implications on surgical treatment also qualify for publication.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Ronellenfitsch
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gastrointestinal cancer
- surgery
- surgical technique
- perioperative treatment
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