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Reviewer of the Month (2025)

In 2025, AOE reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2025)

In 2025, many authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as authors. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

AOE Annual Report (2024)

Dear all,

We are pleased to share with you the 2024 annual report of Annals of Esophagus (AOE). In 2024, with the joint effort and support of all contributors, AOE was indexed by Web of Science and increased website pageviews and visitors. For more details, please see the following report.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

AOE features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Delayed gastric emptying after esophagectomy: a single centre experience—comparison of the international expert consensus definition to the local definition

Chest radiograph describing the University Hospital Plymouth X-ray definition of delayed gastric emptying.

An unusual case of obstruction of the gastric conduit following esophagectomy—case report

CT esophagram showing dilated gastric conduit with non-passage of contrast at the level of the diaphragmatic hiatus. CT, computed tomography.

A rare presentation of gastric outlet obstruction following a robotic-assisted Nissen fundoplication: a case report

Intraoperative evaluation at time of diagnosis and surgical repair. (A) Endoscopic view of the fundoplicated portion of the stomach with evidence of ischemic changes. (B) Volvulized stomach with transmural discoloration. (C) In situ position of stomach following detorsion. (D) Gastropexy.

AOE is officially indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

On March 20, 2024, a confirmation letter reached the editorial office of The Annals of Esophagus (AOE) that the journal met the selection criteria necessary to be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Articles published in AOE after 2021, beginning with Vol 5, will be included in Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Annals of Esophagus 2023 CiteScore Released: 0.7

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Esophagus (AOE) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 0.7, ranking 397 out of 551 journals in the Surgery category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

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Editorial Commentary

The role of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in nonsurgical candidates with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Juhi Gor, Shikha Jain

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Cracking the code of early esophageal cancer detection

Mickael Chevallay, Stefan Monig

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Predicting pathological response to neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal cancer

Puja Gaur Khaitan, Laurette Lecharlois Bukasa, Balamurugan Rathinavelu

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Translational potential of SENP1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

No’ad Shanas, Kelly A. Whelan

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Beyond survival: understanding long-term quality of life after esophageal cancer treatment

Sri Sivarajan, Bhaskar Kumar

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy for esophageal cancer: have we been in the era?

Hongcheng Zhu, Elizabeth C. Smyth

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Editorial Commentary

The opportunities and challenges of quality-of-life data in esophageal cancer treatment

R. Trafford Crump, Lorenzo Ferri

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Review Article

Review of extranodal extension grading for esophageal cancer: three-dimensional radiologic, surgical and pathologic findings

Naoya Okada, Toshiya Shinohara, Kaito Abe, Shunsuke Itaya, Tetsuya Kamiyama, Yasuo Sakurai, Yoshihiro Kinoshita

Annals of Esophagus

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Review Article

A narrative review of functional dysphagia—what we know so far

Paul M. Travers, Ting Zheng, Kenneth R. DeVault, Maoyin Pang

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal cancer: an overview of current indications and challenges to adoption in the United States

Soo Young Hwang, Thomas Stirrat, Duha Zaffar, Raymond E. Kim

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Original Article

A new manometric tool to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery: first postoperative application of the Milan score

Marco Sozzi, Stefano Siboni, Lorenzo Cusmai, Pamela Milito, Andrea Lovece, Daniele Bernardi, Emanuele Asti

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Original Article

Revisional surgery at the esophageal hiatus—a Scandinavian single-center retrospective review of 59 operations

Jesper Høibråten, Eirik Borg, Torgeir Thorson Søvik, Tom Mala, Magnus Hølmo Fasting

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Editorial Commentary

The ESOPEC trial and the role of the FLOT regimen in the management of locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma: have we finally CROSSed the bridge?

Eduardo Zanella Cordeiro, Victor Hugo Fonseca de Jesus

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Editorial Commentary

Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)—leveraging the advantages of robotics compared to conventional thoracoscopic surgery

Jun Kanamori, Masayuki Watanabe

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Mini-Review

Current referral patterns and pitfalls pertaining to the treatment of esophageal perforation

Madison B. Argo, Connor J. Maloney, James D. Maloney

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 September 2024)

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Review Article

Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy—technical considerations and outcomes

Daniel Scheese, Bhavishya U. Ramamoorthy, Ben Bane, Carlos A. Puig, Walker A. Julliard, Rachit D. Shah

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 September 2024)

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Case Series

The role of anti-reflux surgery in refractory peptic strictures—case series

Leeying Giet, Andrea De Zanna, Mohamed Saad Aboul Enein, William Knight, James A. Gossage

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 September 2024)

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Original Article

Clinical utility of pegfilgrastim on day 3 of preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy in elderly patients with resectable esophageal cancer

Go Ikeda, Shun Yamamoto, Ikuko Azuma, Toru Kadono, Akihiro Ohara, Mai Itoyama, Toshiharu Hirose, Kazuki Yokoyama, Yoshitaka Honma, Taiki Hashimoto, Shigeki Sekine, Koshiro Ishiyama, Junya Oguma, Hiroyuki Daiko, Katsuhiko Iwakiri, Ken Kato

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 September 2024)

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Original Article

Increased adverse events associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy in patients with second primary esophageal cancer after hematologic malignancy

Kazuki Yokoyama, Yoshihiro Inamoto, Yukiko Kubo, Shun Yamamoto, Wataru Takeda, Ayumu Ito, Takashi Tanaka, Sung-Won Kim, Takahiro Fukuda, Yuichiro Ohe, Ken Kato, Yoshitaka Honma

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(30 September 2024)

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Case Report

A rare presentation of gastric outlet obstruction following a robotic-assisted Nissen fundoplication: a case report

Min Kyung Chang, Sebastian Iniguez, David Odell, Chigozirim N. Ekeke

Annals of Esophagus

2024;

(25 June 2024)

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Review Article

Pepsin properties, structure, and its accurate measurement: a narrative review

Kyle J. Stanforth, Matthew D. Wilcox, Peter I. Chater, Iain A. Brownlee, Maria I. Zakhour, Katherine M. R. M. Banecki, Jeffery P. Pearson

Published online: 25 September 2022

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Review Article

Pathophysiology of achalasia

Amanda B. Rogers, Benjamin D. Rogers, C. Prakash Gyawali

Published online: 25 September 2020

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Review Article

The upper esophageal sphincter: anatomy and physiology

Apoorva T. Ramaswamy, Per Martell, Renata Azevedo, Peter Belafsky

Published online: 25 September 2022

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Review Article

Surgical treatment of Siewert type II gastroesophageal junction cancer: esophagectomy, total gastrectomy or other options?

Gabriel Saliba, Masaru Hayami, Fredrik Klevebro, Magnus Nilsson

Published online: 25 June 2020

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Review Article

Pneumatic balloon dilatation for achalasia—how and why I do it

Tim Bright

Published online: 25 September 2020

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Review Article

Diagnosis and treatment of pseudoachalasia: how to catch the mimic

Dylan R. Barnett, George L. Balalis, Jennifer C. Myers, Peter G. Devitt

Published online: 25 June 2020

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Review Article

A narrative review of the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Katie H. A. Boulton, Peter W. Dettmar

Published online: 25 March 2022

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Review Article

Achalasia subtypes are front and center of the Chicago classification—strategies to overcome limitations in clinical application

Jennifer C. Myers, Charles Cock

Published online: 25 September 2020

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Review Article

Stretta therapy in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Dalbir S. Sandhu, Ronnie Fass

Published online: 28 February 2019

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Review Article

Role of botulinum toxin injection in treatment of achalasia

Richard Heddle, Charles Cock

Published online: 25 September 2020

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Mini-Review

Collis gastroplasty: why, when and how?

Pietro Riva, Lee L. Swanström

Published online: 26 September 2018

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Editorial

IgG₄ in eosinophilic esophagitis: perpetrator, accomplice or bystander?

Kelly O’Shea, Simon P. Hogan

Published online: 30 September 2018

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Review Article

High-grade dysplasia of the esophagus: when is it time for surgery? —a systematic review

Stephanie G. Worrell, Katie E. Bingmer, Asya Ofshteyn, Christopher W. Towe, Yaron Perry, Philip A. Linden

Published online: 25 March 2020

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Review Article

Anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: risk factors and operative treatment

Sander Ubels, Moniek H. P. Verstegen, Camiel Rosman, John V. Reynolds

Published online: 25 March 2021

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Case Report

Recurrent esophageal candidiasis: a case report of different complications

Siok Siong Ching, Teik Wen Lim, Ya-Lyn Annalisa Ng

Published online: 25 March 2021

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Review Article

Managing recurrent symptoms after treatment of achalasia

David I. Watson

Published online: 25 June 2020

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Original Article

Chronic pharyngitis and the association with pepsin detection and reflux disease

Peter W. Dettmar, Qiuping Wang, Rachel M. Hodgson, Xiu Wang, Yifei Li, Manjie Jiang, Li Xu, Yu Lan, Andrew D. Woodcock

Published online: 19 October 2018

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Review Article

Esophagectomy for end-stage achalasia—is it too aggressive?

Nikhil R. Kundu, Sarah K. Thompson

Published online: 25 September 2020

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Mini-Review

Nissen fundoplication: still the gold standard?

Francisco Schlottmann, Marco G. Patti

Published online: 13 August 2018

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Review Article

A practical guide to the management of dysphagia in patients with metastatic esophageal cancer

Meena Sadaps, Amit Bhatt, Cory Chevalier, Davendra Sohal, Gregory Videtic, Michael J. McNamara

Published online: 27 March 2018

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Annals of Esophagus is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on basic and clinical research in all fields pertaining to the esophagus, including but no limited to esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, hiatal hernias, esophagitis, congenital esophageal disease, esophageal diverticulum, esophageal perforation, benign esophageal neoplasms, and other rare esophageal malignancies.