ISDE News

After close monitoring of the global risk assessment by the World Health Organization of the COVID-19 pandemic, on behalf of the ISDE Executive Committee, we wish to share with you that the 17th ISDE World Congress for Esophageal Diseases (ISDE 2020), originally scheduled on September 21 to 23, 2020 in Toronto, Canada will be postponed to August 19 to 21, 2021 in Toronto, Canada.

The postponement was based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the current travel restrictions put in place and, importantly, the toll currently being placed on our health care community. These restrictions significantly affect the ability of delegates, speakers, presenters, sponsors and exhibitors to participate safely at ISDE 2020. This decision also underlines our commitment to containing the virus and preventing further sickness and loss of life, as per WHO recommendations.

Given the postponement, we can automatically transfer your participation to the event in August 2021, at no cost. For those who prefer, participation fees can be fully refunded. Any travel and accommodation not directly booked through the Congress Secretariat will be at the discretion of the individual provider's policy. For information on hotel rooms booked via the Congress Secretariat, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the Congress website.

Although the decision to postpone our event was not an easy one to make, this serves as an opportunity for us to become more innovative and to stay connected. Our team is excited to announce the first-ever international ISDE virtual experience! We will be providing a series of virtual educational meetings in the summer and fall of 2020 with more information available shortly.

Due to the rapidly evolving nature of the pandemic, we invite all delegates and industry partners to read our FAQs and monitor your emails, as well as our website, for specific information on the new Congress timeline.

In the meantime, please stay safe and healthy.

Prateek Sharma
ISDE President

By Alex Little

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States

Dr. Ferguson, served as the 10^th President of the ISDE, this culminated many years of active participation and leadership in the organization. He has presented original material from his own clinical experiences at several meetings and led and participated in many panel discussions. Through these activities he has fulfilled the ISDE’s mission to inform and guide international surgeons in our care of patients with both benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. Mark was not idle during the years between meetings. He was active, presenting his expe-riences at other society meetings and publishing them in several journals, including the ISDE’s Diseases of the Esophagus (DOTE).

Read on about Dr. Ferguson and his ongoing contributions to the ISDE in Diseases of the Esophagus, Volume 33, Issue 4, April 2020 or download the biography here. 

About the Presidential Biography Series

The Presidential Biography Series is being published as part of the celebration for the 40th anniversary of the first ISDE Congress, visit our Celebrating 40 Years page to find out more. We hope you find the series an informative look at the history of the ISDE over the past 40 years.

Sincerely,
Giovanni Zaninotto and Neil Gupta
Editors in Chief, Diseases of the Esophagus (DOTE)

By John Pandolfino, MD MSCI

Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

During his presidency Prof. Kahrilas opened up ISDE's membership for all healthcare providers focused on esophageal diseases, and one of his primary goals during his presidency was to improve the diversity of the membership; Prof. Kahrilas was able to help smooth this transition because of the tremendous respect he had for the history of the organization.

Find out more about Prof. Kahrilas and the impact he had on ISDE's membership diversity transition in Diseases of the Esophagus, Volume 33, Issue 3, March 2020 or download the biography here. 

About the Presidential Biography Series

The Presidential Biography Series is being published as part of the celebration for the 40th anniversary of the first ISDE Congress, visit our Celebrating 40 Years page to find out more. We hope you find the series an informative look at the history of the ISDE over the past 40 years.

Sincerely,
Giovanni Zaninotto and Neil Gupta
Editors in Chief, Diseases of the Esophagus (DOTE)

By Philip W.Y. Chiu, Cesare Hassan, Hon Chi Yip, Prateek Sharma

A roundtable webinar was recorded on April 15, 2020 following the release of the ISDE Guidance Statement on the Management of Upper-GI Endoscopy & Surgery in the COVID-19 outbreak. The ISDE Guidelines Committee Chairs, Philip W.Y. Chiu and Cesare Hassan, were joined by panelists from Hong Kong, Italy, Japan and Taiwan sharing their experiences and perspectives on this topic.

ISDE wishes to recognize and thank the following individuals for their contributions to this roundtable discussion:

Hosts

• Philip W.Y. Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Cesare Hassan, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy

International Panelists

• Ying Kai Chao, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linko, Taoyuan, Taiwan
• Haruhiro Inoue, President of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Japan
• Alessandro Repici, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
• Noriya Uedo, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Japan
• Hon Chi Yip, The Chinese University of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong

Full Roundtable

Roundtable Segments

Introduction to ISDE Guideline Statement on COVID-19

• Hon Chi Yip, The Chinese University of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong

Comments on the experience in Italy during COVID-19

• Cesare Hassan, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy

Managing esophageal cancer during COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan

• Ying Kai Chao, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Perspectives on the ISDE guidelines from different regions

• Alessandro Repici, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

• Haruhiro Inoue, President of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Japan

• Noriya Uedo, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Japan

Use of PPE during upper endoscopy

• Alessandro Repici, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

• Haruhiro Inoue, President of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Japan

• Philip W.Y. Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Noriya Uedo, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Japan

• Cesare Hassan, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy

Innovations and techniques to reduce infection

• Alessandro Repici, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

• Philip W.Y. Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Hon Chi Yip, The Chinese University of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong

Restarting endoscopy and surgery after COVID-19

• Philip W.Y. Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Alessandro Repici, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

• Haruhiro Inoue, President of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Japan

The effect of treatment delays on patients with upper-GI cancers

• Noriya Uedo, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Japan

• Ying Kai Chao, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linko, Taoyuan, Taiwan

• Philip W.Y. Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Haruhiro Inoue, President of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Japan

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month Collection

Diseases of the Esophagus has curated a reading list of recent esophageal cancer articles from the journal in recognition of Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Check out the new collection freely through June 30, 2020 to explore the relationship between cancer and the esophagus.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis

Perioperative immunonutrition in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy: the first meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Wang Mingliang ; Ke Zhangyan; Fan Fangfang; Wang Huizhen; Li Yongxiang

Read free article here...

Benign Esophageal Disease
Clinical outcome after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in patients with GERD and PPI refractory heartburn
Katrin Schwameis; Daniel Oh; Kyle M Green ; Brenda Lin; Jörg Zehetner ...

Read article here...

Liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy-based multimodal endoscopic management of dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus and early esophageal neoplasia: retrospective review and long-term follow-up at an academic tertiary care referral center
Vivek Kaul ; Krystle Bittner; Asad Ullah; Shivangi Kothari

Read article here...

Better view by detachable string magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy for esophageal observation: a retrospective comparative study
J Song; T Bai; L Zhang ; X-L Xiang; X-P Xie ...

Read article here...

Malignant Esophageal Disease

Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) compared to conventional minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophageal cancer: a propensity-matched analysis
E Tagkalos; L Goense; M Hoppe-Lotichius ; J P Ruurda; B Babic ...

Read article here...

Post-treatment mortality after definitive chemoradiotherapy versus resection for esophageal cancer
W Jiang; V Verma; W Haque ; A C Moreno; M Koshy ...

Read article here...

Routine use of feeding jejunostomy in oesophageal cancer resections: results of a survey in England
J C Tham; G Dovell; R G Berrisford ; M L Humphreys; T J Wheatley ...

Read article here...

Diagnostic criteria and symptom grading for delayed gastric conduit emptying after esophagectomy for cancer: international expert consensus based on a modified Delphi process
M Konradsson ; M I van Berge Henegouwen; C Bruns; M A Chaudry; E Cheong ...

Read article here...

The effect of scissor-type versus non-scissor-type knives on the technical outcomes in endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal cancer: a multi-center retrospective study
Mitsuru Esaki; Yasuyo Hayashi; Hisatomo Ikehara ; Eikichi Ihara; Toshiki Horii ...

Read article here...

The Editors for the Diseases of the Esophagus Journal are pleased to invite submissions for the top original research manuscript by a junior faculty or trainee author accepted for publication in the Journal. To qualify the first author of the manuscript must be a trainee physician or a junior faculty physician and the manuscript must have been accepted for publication between January 1 – December 31, 2019. The winner will receive complimentary registration to the 17th World Congress for Esophageal Diseases, 2 nights accommodation and travel grant of USD $750 to attend the congress.

Deadline for submissions is May 15, 2020 by email to DiseasesoftheEsophagus@oup.com.

For additional information including criteria visit the 2019 Best Junior Faculty/Trainee Manuscript Award Letter online.

Optimizing outcomes for patients is central to the work of ISDE members and their colleagues. This session will include six different topics covered by speakers from around the world, including:

• John Reynolds, St. James's Hospital, Ireland - Metrics and measuring outcomes – in 2020 what should we be achieving?
• Don Low, Virginia Mason Medical Center, USA - Enhanced recovery programs (ERAS) – do they make a difference?
• Franco Carli, Mcgill University, Canada - Prehabilitation – avoiding deconditioning during neoadjuvant therapy.
• Magnus Nilsson, Karolinska Institute, Sweden - Which patients? – Picking the winners
• Gail Darling, University of Toronto, Canada - Selecting the surgeon – who should be operating for esophageal cancer?
• Peter Slinger, University of Toronto, Canada - Selecting the anesthetist – Who should be gassing for esophageal cancer?

This session is scheduled on Wednesday, September 23, 2020  at 10:30 am EST in the Plenary Room. Further details will soon be available online at the ISDE 2020 congress website.

By Moishe Liberman MD, PhD
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Montreal, Gosselin Chair in Thoracic Surgical Oncology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

During his term as ISDE President, Dr. André Duranceau played a major role in the structural transformation of the administration of the society from Japan to Los Angeles. He encouraged the creation of a member supported endowment fund to guarantee the funding for the Annual Meeting. Dr. Duranceau also pushed for the integration of gastroenterologists into the ISDE, giving them equal opportunities and responsibilities throughout the administrative organization of the society and annual meeting.

Find out more about Dr. Duranceau and the significant impact he had on the society in Diseases of the Esophagus, Volume 33, Issue 2,  February 2020 or download his biography here. 

About the Presidential Biography Series

The Presidential Biography Series is being published as part of the celebration for the 40th anniversary of the first ISDE Congress, visit our Celebrating 40 Years page to find out more. We hope you find the series an informative look at the history of the ISDE over the past 40 years.

Sincerely,
Giovanni Zaninotto and Neil Gupta
Editors in Chief, Diseases of the Esophagus (DOTE)

The International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus has prepared a guidance statement on the management of GI-endoscopy and surgery during the COVID-19 outbreak.

There is an immediate need for ISDE members and the community at large to be fully informed about the indications and protections that may need to be taken. This is not intended to be a clinical guideline due to lack of current evidence, and this statement may be updated from time-to-time, as required.

Find out more at:

Full Guidance Statement on Management of upper GI-Endoscopy & Surgery in COVID-19 outbreak

Sincerely

Prateek Sharma, President
International Society for Disease of the Esophagus

Meet the “Diseases of the Esophagus” Editors

Back by popular demand, this session is intended for those who have, or wish to have, their manuscripts published in the Disease of the Esophagus Journal.

Meet with and hear directly from the Editors Giovanni Zaninotto and Neil Gupta on such topics as my manuscript was rejected: why? And what now?; my manuscript was considered by needed major revisions. What now?; and the impact of manuscripts – what is it and why do journals care? This practical session will offer helpful tips for getting published.

Further session details will soon be available online at the ISDE 2020 congress website.

The Journal for Diseases of the Esophagus is the official journal of the ISDE and is the only journal where Gastroenterologists, Surgeons, Pediatric Surgeons, Pathologists, Radiologists, and Oncologists share their experiences and publish their research on esophageal diseases. The Impact Factor of the journal continues to increase and the journal receives more than 500 manuscripts each year.