September 10, 2025Diseases of the Esophagus

Postoperative Pneumonia Is a Prognostic Factor of Long-Term Survival for Recurrence-Free Esophageal Cancer Patients

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TATomoaki AokiKobe Design University HGHironobu GotoKobe Design University KYKimihiro YamashitaHyogo University of Health Sciences

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Observational analysis reveals that postoperative pneumonia worsens ultra-long-term survival rates in recurrence-free esophageal cancer patients, highlighting its critical role as a prognostic factor.

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Postoperative pneumonia significantly worsens ultra-long-term survival rates in esophageal cancer patients.
In a subgroup of recurrence-free patients, pneumonia was observed in 81 cases, impacting survival rates dramatically.
The analysis examined 640 cases of esophageal cancer surgery at Kobe University Hospital with systematic parameter evaluation.
The findings suggest that preventing postoperative pneumonia could greatly improve survival outcomes following curative esophagectomy.

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Aoki et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23cf6b210217d6478b89f https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doaf061.115

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