Analysis of surgical volume and short-term outcomes for upper gastrointestinal cancer post-COVID-19: Evidence from a nationwide Japanese database.

Ann Gastroenterol Surg · 2025 · PMC12080200 · PMID 40385328

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In this study, no significant changes in the number of esophagectomy procedures were observed even after the COVID‐19 pandemic ended, while a decreasing trend in gastrectomy continued postpandemic.

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