Two onset types of achalasia and the long-term course to diagnosis Akane KurosugiTomoaki MatsumuraNaoya Kato Original Article Open access 06 June 2024
Comparison of proton-based definitive chemoradiotherapy and surgery-based therapy for esophageals cell carcinoma: a multi-center retrospective Japanese cohort study Koichi OgawaHitoshi IshikawaHisahiro Matsubara Original Article 06 June 2024
Outcomes of definitive carbon-ion radiotherapy for cT1bN0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Tetsuro IsozakiHitoshi IshikawaHisahiro Matsubara Original Article 30 May 2024
Eosinophilic esophagitis and risk of incident major adverse cardiovascular events: a nationwide matched cohort study Anders ForssAmiko M. UchidaJonas F. Ludvigsson Original Article Open access 29 May 2024
Changes in and clinical utility of maximum phonation time and repetitive saliva swallowing test scores after esophagectomy Suguru MaruyamaYoshihiko KawaguchiDaisuke Ichikawa Original Article 24 May 2024
Achalasia: laparoscopic Heller myotomy with fundoplication versus peroral endoscopic myotomy—a systematic review and meta-analysis Joana SobralMiguel MachadoJosé Barbosa Review Article Open access 22 May 2024
Impact of quality of life on mortality risk in patients with esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis Junichiro InoueShinichiro MorishitaTakuya Fukushima Review Article 21 May 2024
Efficacy and survival of nivolumab treatment for recurrent/unresectable esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma: real-world clinical data from a large multi-institutional cohort Tomoki MakinoShigeto NakaiYuichiro Doki Original Article Open access 08 May 2024
Long-term results after laparoscopic revision fundoplication: a retrospective, single-center analysis in 194 patients with recurrent hiatal hernia Björn SiemssenFlorian HentschelMarius Jonathan Ibach Original Article 06 May 2024
Manometric esophagogastric junction barrier metrics as predictors of gastroesophageal reflux Shaili BabbarMatthew OmaraRita Knotts Original Article 01 May 2024
Systemic inflammation score as a predictor of death within one year after esophagectomy Shinsuke SatoEiji NakataniNoriyuki Oba Original Article 16 April 2024
Risk stratification for synchronous/metachronous recurrence after endoscopic submucosal dissection for Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma using the length of Barrett’s esophagus Yohei IkenoyamaKen NamikawaJunko Fujisaki Original Article 12 April 2024
First-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for advanced/metastatic esophageal cancer: 1-year extended follow-up in the Japanese subgroup of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 study Ken KatoTakashi KojimaToshihiko Doi Original Article Open access 12 April 2024
Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part I Shinji MineKoji TanakaYuichiro Doki Special Article Open access 03 April 2024
In females, salivary secretion was significantly lower in patients with severe reflux esophagitis than in healthy controls Shintaro HoshinoEri MommaKatsuhiko Iwakiri Original Article 27 March 2024
Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part II Yuichiro DokiKoji TanakaShinji Mine Special Article Open access 21 March 2024
Transparency-enhancing technology allows the three-dimensional assessment of esophageal carcinoma obtained by endoscopic submucosal dissection Yuichi AsahinaMunetoshi HinataTetsuo Ushiku How I Do It Open access 18 March 2024
Preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil for resectable locally advanced esophageal and esophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma Toshiharu HiroseShun YamamotoKen Kato Original Article Open access 12 March 2024
Reply to: The use of drugs to prevent postoperative delirium in elderly patients with radical esophagectomy Shuhei MayanagiYasuhiro Tsubosa Letter to the Editor 08 March 2024
Role of modified Glasgow Prognostic Score in patients with achalasia who underwent laparoscopic Heller-myotomy with Dor-fundoplication Naoko FukushimaTakahiro MasudaKen Eto Original Article 02 March 2024
Effectiveness of prehabilitation during neoadjuvant therapy for patients with esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a systematic review Tomohiro IkedaShusuke ToyamaTakashi Kitagawa Review Article Open access 27 February 2024
Pretreatment periodontitis is predictive of a poorer prognosis after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer Shu NozakiYusuke SatoYoshihiro Minamiya Original Article Open access 20 February 2024 Pages: 120 - 130
Remarkable response as a new indicator for endoscopic evaluation of local efficacy of non-surgical treatments for esophageal cancer Tomonori YanoYoshito HayashiManabu Muto Review Article 14 February 2024 Pages: 85 - 94
The tumor cell-intrinsic cGAS–STING pathway is associated with the high density of CD8+ T cells after chemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Akira MatsuishiShotaro NakajimaKoji Kono Original Article 07 February 2024 Pages: 165 - 175
Efficacy of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aorto-esophageal fistula due to esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis Makoto SakaiMakoto SohdaHiroshi Saeki Review Article 01 February 2024 Pages: 95 - 101
Critical swallowing functions contributing to dysphagia in patients with recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after esophagectomy Jun TakatsuEiji HigakiYasuhiro Shimizu Original Article 31 January 2024 Pages: 111 - 119
The use of drugs to prevent postoperative delirium in elderly patients with radical esophagectomy Xin-Tao LiFu-Shan XueXin-Yue Li Letter to the Editor 24 January 2024 Pages: 176 - 177
Second-line tislelizumab versus chemotherapy in Japanese patients with advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: subgroup analysis from RATIONALE-302 Hiroki HaraTaroh SatohKen Kato Original Article Open access 19 January 2024 Pages: 102 - 110
Risk factors for venous thrombosis after esophagectomy Naoya ToriiKazushi MiyataTomoki Ebata Original Article 12 January 2024 Pages: 150 - 156
Routine image-enhanced endoscopic surveillance for metachronous esophageal squamous cell neoplasms in head and neck cancer patients Yong-Cheng YeYen-Po WangChing-Liang Lu Original Article 09 January 2024 Pages: 131 - 140
Refining postoperative monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in esophagectomy patients through transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography Yi ZhuShanling XuXuefeng Leng Original Article 22 December 2023 Pages: 141 - 149
Usefulness of the preoperative inflammation-based prognostic score and the ratio of visceral fat area to psoas muscle area on predicting survival for surgically resected adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction Shintaro UchidaMakoto SohdaHiroshi Saeki Original Article 19 December 2023 Pages: 157 - 164
Predictors of technical difficulty for trainees in esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection Tomoya UedaRyu IshiharaTomoki Michida Original Article 12 December 2023 Pages: 58 - 66
Prognostic role of pathologic status other than complete response after neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Seong Yong ParkJunghee LeeHong Kwan Kim Original Article 12 December 2023 Pages: 51 - 57
Association between continuous cessation or reduction of drinking alcohol and improvement of multiple dysplastic lesions in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after endoscopic resection Keisuke HoriChikatoshi KatadaManabu Muto Original Article 09 December 2023 Pages: 31 - 40
A simpler diagnostic algorithm of the Japan Esophageal Society classification for Barrett’s esophagus-related superficial neoplasia Yohei IkenoyamaKenichi GodaTsuneo Oyama Original Article 08 December 2023 Pages: 22 - 30
Letter to the editor: preoperative evaluation of oral hygiene may predict the overall survival of patients with esophageal cancer Erkan TopkanBusra YilmazEfsun Somay Letter to the Editor 06 December 2023 Pages: 83 - 84
No difference in the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications between abdominal laparoscopy and laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide Japanese database Masashi TakeuchiHideki EndoYuko Kitagawa Original Article 01 December 2023 Pages: 11 - 21
Outcomes of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who achieved a pathological complete response in the primary lesion by neoadjuvant treatment: a Japanese nationwide cohort study Akihiko OkamuraMasayuki WatanabeHiroya Takeuchi Original Article 24 November 2023 Pages: 2 - 10
Among females older than 50 years, saliva secretion is significantly lower in non-erosive reflux disease patients than in healthy controls Yoshimasa HoshikawaEri MommaKatsuhiko Iwakiri Original Article 16 October 2023 Pages: 76 - 82
Comparison of the subtotal and narrow gastric conduit for cervical esophagogastrostomy after esophagectomy in esophageal cancer patients: a propensity score-matched analysis Ken SasakiYusuke TsurudaTakao Ohtsuka Original Article 13 October 2023 Pages: 41 - 50
Is it meaningful to add mesh reinforcement to laparoscopic fundoplication for esophageal hiatal hernias in the patients with high risk of hiatal hernia recurrence? Kazuto TsuboiTakahiro MasudaKen Eto Original Article 10 October 2023 Pages: 67 - 75
Ramelteon and suvorexant for postoperative delirium in elderly patients with esophageal cancer Shuhei MayanagiRyoma HanedaYasuhiro Tsubosa Original Article 10 August 2023 Pages: 635 - 642
Usefulness of the aldehyde breath test for predicting metachronous recurrence in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma Fumisato SasakiSeiichi MawatariAkio Ido Original Article 08 August 2023 Pages: 749 - 756
Different gastric tubes in esophageal reconstruction during esophagectomy Shaowu SunZhulin WangXiangnan Li Review Article Open access 25 July 2023 Pages: 595 - 604
Proposal for T3 classification of esophagogastric junction carcinoma based on the interconnection of extramural anatomical structures Yasunori KurahashiToshihiko TomitaHisashi Shinohara Review Article 20 July 2023 Pages: 587 - 594
Esophageal replacement when stomach conduit is unavailable: is colon the best option? Eric Toshiyuki NakamuraFlávio Henrique Ferreira GalvãoFrancisco Tustumi Letter to the Editor 19 July 2023 Pages: 769 - 770
Type B2 vessels and infiltrative growth patterns b and c are associated with lymphatic invasion in pT1a-lamina propria mucosa esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Nobukazu YorimitsuAkiko TakahashiTsuneo Oyama Original Article 30 June 2023 Pages: 732 - 739
The feasibility of post-photodynamic therapy salvage esophagectomy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy Takashi ShigenoDaisuke KajiyamaTakeo Fujita Original Article 30 June 2023 Pages: 643 - 650