title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamatsuji
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naomoto
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*