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23-08-2022 | Esophageal Cancer | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Insufficient Preoperative Smoking Cessation May Deteriorate Postoperative Prognosis for Esophageal Cancer
Authors:
Naoya Yoshida, MD, PhD, Kojiro Eto, MD, PhD, Hideo Baba, MD, PhD
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 13/2022
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Excerpt
Supposedly, postoperative morbidity can deteriorate prognosis after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Various prophylaxes, such as nutritional support, prehabilitation, and oral hygiene, may be effective in reducing postoperative morbidity. However, studies on whether such precautions can improve prognosis were unavailable.
1 Preoperative smoking cessation is a key prophylaxis to reduce postoperative morbidities in both open and minimally invasive esophagectomies.
2,3 Whether smoking cessation can contribute to improving prognosis after esophagectomy is unclear due to the absence of a study with reliable databases covering the preoperative cessation period. …