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Esophagus

Issue 2/2023

Content (19 Articles)

Editorial

Celebrating 20 years of “Esophagus”

Hisahiro Matsubara

Efficacy and safety of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in symptomatic patients following fundoplication failure: a meta-analysis

Sameer Bhat, Nandini Dubey, Siang Wei Gan, Christopher Frampton, Conrad Stranz, Shalvin Prasad, Ahmed W. H. Barazanchi, Harsh Kanhere

Esophagus Resection Review Article

The fragility of significant results from randomized controlled trials in esophageal surgeries

Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, Arshia Javidan, Umair Tahir, Nadeesha Samarasinghe, Yaron Shargall, Christian Finley, Wael Hanna, John Agzarian

Esophageal Cancer Original Article

A nationwide validation of the prognostic impact of pathological response and the distribution of recurrence patterns in responders after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Satoru Matsuda, Yuko Kitagawa, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Jun Okui, Akihiko Okamura, Ryo Takemura, Manabu Muto, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Hiroya Takeuchi, Masayuki Watanabe, Yuichiro Doki

Esophageal Cancer Original Article

Significance of lymphovascular invasion in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy

Junya Oguma, Koshiro Ishiyama, Daisuke Kurita, Kyohei Kanematsu, Kentaro Kubo, Daichi Utsunomiya, Shun Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Honma, Ken Kato, Hiroyuki Daiko

Esophageal Cancer Original Article

The impact of weight loss during neoadjuvant chemotherapy on postoperative infectious complications and prognosis in patients with esophageal cancer: exploratory analysis of OGSG1003

Shu Aoyama, Masaaki Motoori, Makoto Yamasaki, Osamu Shiraishi, Hiroshi Miyata, Motohiro Hirao, Atsushi Takeno, Keijiro Sugimura, Tomoki Makino, Koji Tanaka, Takuya Hamakawa, Kotaro Yamashita, Yutaka Kimura, Kazumasa Fujitani, Takushi Yasuda, Masahiko Yano, Yuichiro Doki

Esophageal Cancer Original Article

Impact of pre-diabetes, well-controlled diabetes, and poorly controlled diabetes on anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a two-center retrospective cohort study of 1901 patients

Yuki Hirano, Takeo Fujita, Takaaki Konishi, Ryo Takemura, Kazuma Sato, Daisuke Kurita, Koshiro Ishiyama, Hisashi Fujiwara, Junya Oguma, Osamu Itano, Hiroyuki Daiko

Original Article

Efficacy of a new traction method using ring-shaped thread for endoscopic submucosal dissection in the pharynx

Kenshi Matsuno, Hideaki Miyamoto, Takashi Shono, Kotaro Waki, Masakuni Tateyama, Hideaki Naoe, Satoru Miyamaru, Daizo Murakami, Yorihisa Orita, Jun Morinaga, Yasuhito Tanaka, Ryosuke Gushima

Esophageal Cancer Original Article

The relationship between the esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection technical difficulty and its intraoperative process

Tasuku Furube, Masashi Takeuchi, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Yusuke Maeda, Satoru Matsuda, Kazumasa Fukuda, Rieko Nakamura, Yuko Kitagawa

Esophageal Cancer Original Article

Early tumor shrinkage and depth of response in patients with metastatic esophageal cancer treated with 2-weekly docetaxel combined with cisplatin plus fluorouracil: an exploratory analysis of the JCOG0807

Takashi Ura, Shuichi Hironaka, Yasuhiro Tsubosa, Junki Mizusawa, Ken Kato, Takahiro Tsushima, Kunihiro Fushiki, Keisho Chin, Akihisa Tomori, Tatsuya Okuno, Hisayuki Matsushita, Takashi Kojima, Yuichiro Doki, Hitoshi Kusaba, Kazumasa Fujitani, Shiko Seki, Yuko Kitagawa

Esophageal Cancer Original Article

Implication of changes in PD-L1 expression during neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (DCF) regimen in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Seiichiro Mitani, Hisato Kawakami, Osamu Shiraishi, Hiroaki Kanemura, Shinichiro Suzuki, Koji Haratani, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Kimio Yonesaka, Yasutaka Chiba, Takushi Yasuda, Kazuhiko Nakagawa

Correction: Implication of changes in PD-L1 expression during neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (DCF) regimen in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Seiichiro Mitani, Hisato Kawakami, Osamu Shiraishi, Hiroaki Kanemura, Shinichiro Suzuki, Koji Haratani, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Kimio Yonesaka, Yasutaka Chiba, Takushi Yasuda, Kazuhiko Nakagawa

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Original Article

First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab or chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a Japanese subgroup analysis of open-label, phase 3 trial (CheckMate 648/ONO-4538-50)

Ken Kato, Yuichiro Doki, Takashi Ogata, Satoru Motoyama, Hisato Kawakami, Masaki Ueno, Takashi Kojima, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Morihito Okada, Ryu Ishihara, Yutaro Kubota, Carlos Amaya-Chanaga, Tian Chen, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Metastasis Original Article

Effectiveness of taxanes following nivolumab in patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective chart review of patients in ATTRACTION-3

Keisho Chin, Shun Yamamoto, Masanobu Takahashi, Shigenori Kadowaki, Yutaro Kubota, Yusuke Amanuma, Morihito Okada, Mitsuro Kanda, Yasue Kimura, Yuhiko Nogi, Yuko Arimitsu, Yuko Kitagawa

Mood Disorders Original Article

Causal effect of anxiety and depression status on the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and functional dyspepsia during proton pump inhibitor therapy

Koji Nakada, Atsushi Oshio, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Katsuhiko Iwakiri, Takeshi Kamiya, Noriaki Manabe, Takashi Joh, Kazuhide Higuchi, Ken Haruma

Esophagitis Original Article

Differences in salivary secretion and epidermal growth factor concentrations in mild reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease

Mai Koeda, Eri Momma, Tomohide Tanabe, Yuichi Kitasako, Yoshimasa Hoshikawa, Shintaro Hoshino, Noriyuki Kawami, Katsuhiko Iwakiri

Novel endoscopic approaches using the endocytoscopy for the target biopsy in esophageal eosinophilia

Koichi Muroi, Naomi Kakushima, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Satoshi Furune, Nobuhito Ito, Takashi Hirose, Emiko Hida, Tomohiko Suzuki, Takahiro Suzuki, Keiko Hirai, Hiroyuki Shibata, Eri Ishikawa, Tsunaki Sawada, Keiko Maeda, Takeshi Yamamura, Eizaburo Ohno, Masanao Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Hiroki Kawashima

Esophageal mast cells may be associated with the perception of symptoms in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis

Atsushi Kanamori, Fumio Tanaka, Shingo Takashima, Akinari Sawada, Masaki Ominami, Yuji Nadatani, Shusei Fukunaga, Koji Otani, Shuhei Hosomi, Noriko Kamata, Yasuaki Nagami, Koichi Taira, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.