Aims and Scope Esopahgus, an official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society, introduces colleagues and researchers worthwhile studies in the fields of benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. The journal welcomes original articles, case reports and short articles including technical notes (How I do it), which will be peer- reviewed by the editorial board. Letters to the Editor is also welcomed. Special editing on topics of esophageal diseases is planned suitably. Proceedings of symposia and workshops will be included in the special editing for the Annual Congress of the Society. Nobutoshi Ando, Ichikawa   Masayuki Imamura, Kyoto Misao Yoshida, Tokyo   Kouhei Akazawa, Niigata   Yoshikazu Kagami, Tokyo Masaki Mori, Beppu Keisuke Sasai, Niigata Hoichi Kato, Tokyo Yoko Murata, Tokyo Yutaka Shimada, Kyoto Morio Koike, Tokyo Kei Muro, Tokyo Hitoshi Shiozaki, Osaka-Sayama Yoshihiko Maehara, Fukuoka Yasumasa Nishimura, Osaka-Sayama Kaiyo Takubo, Tokyo Hisahiro Matsubara, Chiba Atsushi Ohtsu, Kashiwa   Kumiko Momma, Tokyo Soji Ozawa, Nagoya   Satoshi Aiko,Tokorozawa Yo Kato, Tokyo Shinichi Okazumi, Chiba Norio Aoyama, Yokohama Katsunobu Kawahara, Fukuoka Shunichi Okushiba, Sapporo Miwako Arima, Saitama Tatsuyuki Kawano, Tokyo Harushi Oosugi, Osaka Hideo Baba, Kumamoto Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Izumo Tsuneo Oyama, Nagano Masato Fujii, Tokyo Yukoh Kitagawa, Tokyo Tsuneo Sasaki, Tokyo Hiromasa Fujita, Kurume Michihiko Kitamura, Mizusawa Hideaki Shimada, Chiba Nobuyoshi Hanyu, Machida Teruo Kozu, Chiba Masayuki Shinoda, Nagoya Masato Hareyama, Sapporo Hiroyuki Kuwano, Maebashi Susumu Sueyoshi, Kurume Masayuki Higashino, Osaka Ken-ichi Mafune, Tokyo Tamotsu Sugai, Morioka Toshihiro Hirai, Kurashiki Hiroyasu Makuuchi, Isehara Yoshinori Sugino, Tokyo Yutaka Hirokawa, Tokyo Toshiaki Manabe, Kyoto Yuji Tachimori, Tokyo Michio Hongo, Sendai Masakazu Maruyama, Tokyo Setsuo Tamai, Yokohama Hiroshi Ikeda, Tokyo Michihide Mitsumori, Kyoto Akira Tangoku, Ube Haruhiro Inoue, Yokohama Yoshinori Miyata, Nagano Toshimasa Tsujinaka, Osaka Shingo Ishiguro, Osaka Tsutomu Nakamura, Tokyo Masahiko Tsurumaru, Tokyo Satoshi Ishikura, Kashiwa Yukihiro Nakanishi, Tokyo Harushi Udagawa, Tokyo Kanji Ishizaki, Nagoya Shoji Natsugoe, Kagoshima Takashi Uno, Chiba Masayuki Itabashi, Ibaraki Takeshi Nishigami, Nishinomiya Shogo Yamada, Sendai Hisao Ito, Chiba Tadashi Nishimaki, Naha Hideaki Yamana, Kurume Yoshiaki Kajiyama, Tokyo Akiyoshi Nishio, Kyoto Akio Yanagisawa, Kyoto Michio Kaminishi, Tokyo Masamichi Nishio, Sapporo Masahiko Yano, Suita Natsuya Katada, Sagamihara Motohiro Nozaki, Tokyo Takushi Yasuda, Osaka Hiroyuki Kato, Maebashi Kenichi Ohashi, Tokyo   Jaffer A. Ajani, Houston Arlene A. Forastiere, Baltimore Stephen J. Meltzer, Baltimore Nasar K. Altorki, New York Jeffrey A. Hagen, Los Angeles Stefano Merigliano, Padova Alan Cameron, Rochester Pierre Hainaut, Lyon Bruce D. Minsky, New York Ivan Cecconello, Sao Paulo Arnulf H. Hoelshcer, Cologne James D. Mueller, Munich Parakrama Chandrasoma, Los Angeles Janus A. Jankowski, Oxford Carlos A. Rubio, Stockholm Apinop Chanvitan, Hat Yai Jeremy R. Jass, Montreal Anil K. Rustgi, Philadelphia Lawrence R. Coia, Toms River David P. Kelsen, New York Mario Sarbia, Dusseldorf Andre Duranceau, Montreal Simon Ying Kit Law, Hong Kong Neil A. Shepherd, Gloucester Mark K. Ferguson, Chicago Toni Lerut, Leuven Stuart J. Spechler, Boston
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