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The influence of physical activity on gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett’s esophagus and adenocarcinoma have been scarcely investigated. Physical activity may play an important role in reducing the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma with different pathways, including reducing the BMI, affecting patient lifestyle (consuming healthier food, reducing consumption of alcohol) and having a direct effect on the gastrointestinal system (vigorous exercise decreases the splanchnic blood flow and delays gastric emptying). The results of this meta-analysis based on three case-control studies with 10200 symptomatic GERD patients identified among 78034 participants showed that a moderate exercise has a protective effect on GERD symptoms. The only study on Barretts did not show any association with exercise and the few studies on adenocarcinoma reported a low, but statistically significant protective effect of moderate exercise for adenocarcinoma, even after adjusting for BMI.

The Authors finally suggested a possible U-shaped association of physical activity and the risk of GERD, Barretts and Adenocarcinoma, where moderate levels are protective but high levels are hazardous.

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The Peer Review Week starts on Monday, September 11 – DOTE proudly announces the top 3 reviewers!

The Peer Review Week 2017 celebrates the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality. The official ISDE journal #DOTE is thrilled to announce its top 3 reviewers:

Magnus Nilsson

Matteo Fassan

Marco Scarpa

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Dear ISDE members,

I regret to inform you of the very sad news that our dear colleague Prof. Christophe Mariette, an ISDE 2018 program committee member passed away on July 19. He was Head of Surgery at Lille CHRU, Professor of surgery and internationally recognized researcher in the field of cancer. 

Prof. Mariette was a great  Upper GI surgeon and had been dedicated to his patients. He had been leading an international multi-institutional study for multimodal treatment for esophageal diseases for many years. For ISDE2018, I had been closely working with him on its program until quite recently and he was expected to give several plenary lectures at ISDE2018. This is a sad and great loss indeed to all of us.

On behalf of all of us at ISDE, I express our deepest sympathies to his family and his colleagues at Lille CHRU

May his heart and soul find peace and comfort.

Sincerely yours,

Yuko Kitagawa

President of ISDE