Online First publication from Volume 8, Number 1, 2011 Nobutoshi AndoSpringer Editorial Announcement 16 February 2011 Pages: 1 - 1
Is surgery always necessary in esophageal cancer? Laurent BedenneJulie VincentJean-Louis Jouve Congress Report: Invited Lecture 18 February 2011 Pages: 3 - 7
Comprehensive Registry of Esophageal Cancer in Japan, 2003 Soji OzawaYuji TachimoriJ. Patrick Barron Special Article 24 February 2011 Pages: 9 - 29
Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy for T4M0 esophageal cancer Akinori MiuraMichitaka HondaMisao Yoshida Original Article 19 February 2011 Pages: 31 - 37
Variety of symptoms reported by patients with upper gastrointestinal diseases Haruhiko NagamiYoshinori KushiyamaYoshikazu Kinoshita Original Article 09 February 2011 Pages: 39 - 43
Prospective study of definitive chemoradiotherapy with S-1 and nedaplatin in patients with stage II/III (non-T4) esophageal cancer Takashi TsudaHiroyuki InabaFumio Itoh Original Article 15 February 2011 Pages: 45 - 51
Clinical usefulness of continuous central venous oxygen saturation measurement for postoperative management of patients following transthoracic esophagectomy for carcinoma Makoto KobayashiMasayoshi KoAkinori Takagane Original Article 18 February 2011 Pages: 53 - 58
A patient with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who had a complete pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil Takashi UiMichitaka NagaseHirofumi Fujii Case Report 18 February 2011 Pages: 59 - 62
A proton pump inhibitor relieved a diffuse stricture caused by severe acid exposure from frequent vomiting and restored esophageal motility Satoru MotoyamaKiyotomi MaruyamaJun-ichi Ogawa Case Report 15 February 2011 Pages: 63 - 65
Technique of the double-channel ESD method performed with an EEMR tube Hideo ShimadaHiroyasu MakuuchiKyouji Ogoshi How I Do It 25 February 2011 Pages: 67 - 70
Multimodal treatment for esophageal cancer in elderly patients Hiroyuki KatoMasanobu Nakajima Case Atlas 26 February 2011 Pages: 71 - 77
Erratum to: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing methylene blue-directed biopsies with random biopsies in the surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus Nasir Zaheer AhmadAftab Ahmed Erratum 11 February 2011 Pages: 79 - 79