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Esophagectomy is a complex surgical procedure. The esophageal cancer patient often presents with significant comorbidities in addition to new onset weight loss and malnutrition. Optimization for neoadjuvant therapy and subsequent esophagectomy requires careful consideration of patient comorbidities and nutritional status. This chapter discusses the medical evaluation of esophageal cancer surgery patients including nutritional optimization.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA

    Wesley A. Papenfuss MD

  2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Todd L. Demmy MD

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Papenfuss, W.A., Demmy, T.L. (2015). Optimization of Patients for Esophageal Cancer Surgery. In: Hochwald, S., Kukar, M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery for Malignancy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09342-0_5

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