Pretreatment periodontitis is predictive of a poorer prognosis after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
Shu NozakiYusuke SatoHiroshi TakanoKyoko NomuraAkiyuki WakitaJiajia LiuYushi NagakiRyohei SasamoriYoshihiro SasakiTsukasa TakahashiHidemitsu IgarashiYasunori KonnoMasayuki FukudaYoshihiro MinamiyaPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2024)
Esophageal cancer patients had a high prevalence of periodontitis. Moreover, the presence of periodontitis and severity of periodontitis are independent risk factors contributing to a poorer prognosis after esophagectomy.