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Diseases of the Esophagus

The Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE) and the European Society of Esophagology (ESE)

Edited by:
Claude Deschamps and Kenneth Wang

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2006: 43/48 (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
Impact Factor: 1.027

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Diseases of the Esophagus is an Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE), which was founded in 1979 as a membership-supported society. This international Journal covers all aspects of the esophagus - etiology, investigation and diagnosis, and both medical and surgical treatment. The Journal includes primary research papers, short reports, commissioned review articles, correspondence, book and equipment reviews, annotated abstracts and announcements of meetings.

As of 2007, the Journal is also the official journal of the European Society of Esophagology (ESE).

TopNews and Announcements

Diseases of the Esophagus goes Early View
Diseases of the Esophagus now publishes articles accepted for publication online before the print issue is released, through our OnlineEarly service. The result is fast publication of the latest research - providing researchers with an invaluable resource. Click here to view the latest OnlineEarly articles. 

Manuscript Submission available online
Manuscripts can now be submitted online to Diseases of the Esophagus using Manuscript Central at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/des. The process is safe, quick and easy, and decreases the the waiting period for a decision - 24 days from submission to first decision!

Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI  initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).

NIH Public Access Mandate
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TopHighlights

Key articles from the current volume - these are avaible free online:

• Prognostic significance of body mass indices for patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer
  M.A. Morgan , W.G. Lewis , A.N. Hopper , X. Escofet , T.J. Harvard , A.E. Brewster , T.D.L Crosby , S.A. Roberts , G.W.B. Clark
• Is intestinal metaplasia a necessary precursor lesion for adenocarcinomas of the distal esophagus, gastroesophageal junction and gastric cardia?
  P. Chandrasoma, K. Wickramasinghe, Y. Ma, T. DeMeester
• The lower esophageal sphincter strength in patients with gastroesophageal reflux before and after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
  J.H. Schneider, K.M. Kramer, A. Königsrainer, F.A. Granderath
• Predictive and prognostic molecular markers in outcome of esophageal cancer
  D. Vallböhmer, H.-J. Lenz
• Randomized controlled study on preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery versus surgery alone for
  esophageal squamous cell cancer in a single institution
  S. Natsugoe, H. Okumura, M. Matsumoto, Y. Uchikado, T. Setoyama, N. Yokomakura, S. Ishigami, T. Owaki, T. Aikou

• The multidisciplinary team meeting improves staging accuracy and treatment selection for gastro-esophageal cancer
  A. R. Davies, D. A. C. Deans, I. Penman, J. N. Plevris, J. Fletcher, L. Wall, H. Phillips, H. Gilmour, D. Patel,
  A. de Beaux, S. Paterson-Brown