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<journal-id>2444-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía y cirujanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-054X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2444-054X2023000100042</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.21000722</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Exactitud diagnóstica en el cáncer de esófago localizado. Estudio observacional retrospectivo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Staging accuracy in resecable esophageal cancer. Observational retrospective study]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andrés-Imaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ainhoa]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martí-Gelonch]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Eizaguirre-Letamendia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emma]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Asensio-Gallego]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José I.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Enríquez-Navascués]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Donostia Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Sebastián ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>91</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>42</fpage>
<lpage>49</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-054X2023000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-054X2023000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-054X2023000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Evaluar la exactitud diagnóstica para el estadiaje clínico del cáncer de esófago (CE) localizado.  Método: Estudio observacional retrospectivo de los pacientes esofagectomizados por CE en un hospital de referencia entre enero de 2003 y septiembre de 2019. Se excluyeron aquellos que recibieron neoadyuvancia para evitar sesgos de infraestadiaje. Se comparó el estadio preoperatorio con el estadio patológico de la pieza quirúrgica. Se evaluaron la tomografía computarizada (TC), la ecoendoscopia (EUS) y la tomografía por emisión de positrones (PET). El estadio pT se correlacionó con la longitud tumoral descrita en el esofagograma (EG).  Resultados: De los 63 pacientes incluidos, el estadiaje clínico fue correcto en 16 (exactitud 25.4%), con sobreestadiaje en 21 (33.2%) e infraestadiaje en 26 (41.3%). Para el estadiaje cT, la EUS fue superior a la TC (exactitud 46.6% y 34.9%, respectivamente), en especial para estadios precoces. La longitud tumoral del EG se correlacionó con el estadio pT (p &lt; 0.05). Para el estadiaje cN, la PET tuvo la mayor sensibilidad (50.0%) y el mayor valor predictivo negativo (75.0%).  Conclusiones: A pesar de las múltiples herramientas diagnósticas empleadas, la exactitud diagnóstica en el CE localizado es limitada. La ausencia de una prueba que destaque de manera significativa refuerza la necesidad de emplearlas de forma complementaria.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: To assess the accuracy of the diagnostic tests for a correct clinical tumor staging in localized esophageal cancer (EC).  Method: Retrospective observational study of patients who underwent esophagectomy for cancer in a referral hospital between January 2003 and September 2019. Those patients who received neoadjuvant treatment were excluded in order to avoid bias from downstaging effects. The preoperative stage was compared with the pathological stage of the surgical specimen. Computed tomography (CT) , endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and positron emission tomography (PET) were evaluated. The pT stage was correlated with the tumor length described in the esophagram (EG).  Results: Among the 63 patients included, the clinical staging was correct in 16 (global accuracy 25.4%), it was overstaged in 21 (33.2%) and understaged in 26 (41.3%). For cT staging, the accuracy of EUS was higher than that of CT (46.6% and 34.9%, respectively), specially for early stages. EG tumor length correlated with pT stage (p &lt; 0.05). For cN staging, PET had the highest sensitivity (50.0%) and negative predictive value (75.0%).  Conclusions: Despite the multiple diagnostic tools used, the global accuracy of clinical staging in localized EC is still a challenge. The lack of a test that stands out significantly from the others reinforces the need to use them in a complementary way.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cáncer de esófago]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estadificación tumoral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Exactitud diagnóstica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Esophageal cancer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Tumor staging]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Diagnostic accuracy]]></kwd>
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