Mayo Clinic Conduit Report Card Questionnaires (CONDUIT)

The Mayo Clinic Conduit Report Card Questionnaires are a compilation of standard
questionnaires and questions that have been created specifically for this study some of which
are patient report and others that are administered by the provider or study staff. It
includes the Promis Global Health Score, modified Mayo GER Score questions, modified
Dysphagia Questionnaire-30 Day questions, and Zubrod Score. It also includes a 10-point scale
to grade postoperative pain, milk assessment, Modified Mayo Reflux Score adapted from the
Mayo Clinic Reflux Score, Dumping Score adapted from Sigstad's Scoring System, Simple
Dysphagia Score adapted from Mellows and Pinkas, Stricture Score adapted from Blackmon, et
al., Pyloric Spasm Score, and Conduit Emptying Score abstracted from Vaezi, Baker, Achkar,
and Richter. We will also be collecting information on their demographics, operation,
nutritional status, laboratory values, testing results and clinical outcomes. Patients will
be asked to complete the Mayo Clinic Conduit Report Card Questionnaires at their one month
surgical follow up visit and then every three months for 1 year after surgery, then with each
surveillance clinic visit or a minimum of once per year for their lifetime. The questionnaire
can be completed at their clinic visit, over the telephone, or by mail. The patient's medical
record will also be reviewed to gather any other contributing information.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing or having already undergone an esophagectomy or esophageal
reconstruction.