Vol. 6 Issue 7 - July 2019

September 20-23, 2020 Toronto, Canada Program Highlights The ISDE 2020 program committee prepared a highly engaging program including experts video sessions, mini-debates, pro-con sessions, case presentations and panel discussions, encouraging an active participation from the audience. The program will feature a good number of interesting topics: Management of Early Esophageal Cancer  Plenary Video Session on a How I Do It Theme - Endoscopic & Surgical Topics  Gastroesophageal Reflux  ... and many more topics available here. Abstract submission will open in October 2019. Keep an eye out for detailed information coming soon!

Utility of routine oral contrast study for detecting postesophagectomy anastomotic leak – a systematic review and meta-analysis DOTE Volume 32, Issue 7 | Featured Article Oral contrast studies are used to detect anastomotic leak (AL) postesophagectomy. However, recent evidence suggests oral contrast studies have low sensitivity in detecting ALs, and their false positive results can lead to unnecessary prolonged hospital stay. The objective of this study was to determine if oral contrast studies should be used routinely post-esophagectomy for cancer. Read more. Did you know you can subscribe to electronic content alerts? Find out more about Journal Email Alerts . 

Special Feature ISDE presidential biography: first President Komei Nakayama

Professor Komei Nakayama, the founder of the ISDE, was born in 1910 in Tokyo, Japan. When young, he was interested in the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer because the hospital mortality rate was prohibitively high—95.4% at that time. Read the full biography , including information on the early days of the ISDE and the societies' continuous development until today.

26th Congress of Oesophagogastic Surgery, endorsed by ISDE The ISDE was pleased to endorse the 26th Congress of Oesophagogastic Surgery held from June 6-7, 2019 in Bilbao, Spain. Magnus Nilsson, President of the European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ESDE), attended the meeting and together with Manuel Pera shared information about ESDE and ISDE to the Spanish oesophagogastic surgery community.  Read the meeting highlights presented by Dr. Ismael Diez del Val, President of the Organizing Committee, here . 

Highlights of the International Course on Esophageal Diseases in Natal, Brazil. From July 4-6, 2019, ISDE Member Fernando Lisboa MD PhD welcomed attendees to Natal, Brazil for the International Course on Esophageal Diseases. GERD was the central theme of the three-day meeting due in part to a growing elderly population in which gastrointestinal disorders are common. The course was endorsed by ISDE and featured a number of presentations from national and international faculty. Read a summary of the course highlights here. 

11th West China Forum on Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and ISDE China Highlights 2019 From July 4-6, 2019, nearly 600 delegates came to Chengdu, China and participated in this event, held by West China Hospital and Sichuan International Medical Exchange & Promotion Association (SCIMEA) and exchanged insights about cutting-edge issues as well as hot topics in thoracic surgery, including esophageal diseases. The course was endorsed by ISDE. Read a summary of the course highlights here.

Literature Updates Effect of Perioperative Nutritional Supplementation on Postoperative Complications—Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  Single-Port Inflatable Mediastinoscopy Combined With Laparoscopic-Assisted Small Incision Surgery for Radical Esophagectomy Is an Effective and Safe Treatment for Esophageal Cancer  Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA in Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma A large national comparative study of clinicopathological features and long-term survivals between esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor and leiomyosarcoma The Impact of Preoperative Immune Modulating Nutrition on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Objective Evidence of Reflux Control After Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation. One Year Results From a Post Approval Study Survival Implications of Increased Utilization of Local Excision for cT1N0 Esophageal Cancer Effect of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy vs Pneumatic Dilation on Symptom Severity and Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment-Naive Patients With Achalasia. A Randomized Clinical Trial Visit the ISDE Literature Updates Online for more.

Industry Events  9th Congress of the European Society For Swallowing Disorders (ESSD), September 19-21, 2019 in Vienna, Austria  United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week, October 19-23, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ESDE) 2019 Meeting, November 20-22, 2019 in Athens, Greece Japan Digestive Disease Week (JDDW), November 21-24, 2019 in Kobe, Japan ISDE 17th World Congress for Esophageal Diseases, September 20-23, 2020 in Toronto, Canada

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