title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Barrack Rd, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK. richard.berrisford@rdehc-tr.swest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Berrisford
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology