Esophagus

Papers
(The TQCC of Esophagus is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Pre-existing and new-onset depression among patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea159
Peroral endoscopic myotomy is equally safe and highly effective treatment option in achalasia patients with both lower and higher ASA classification status69
Changes in and clinical utility of maximum phonation time and repetitive saliva swallowing test scores after esophagectomy52
A nationwide survey on the safety of cricothyrotomy: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan50
An anti-alcoholism drug, disulfiram and copper complex improves radio-resistance of tumor-initiating cells in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma37
Endoscopic imaging modalities for diagnosing the invasion depth of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review27
Distal esophageal wall thickness correlates with dysphagia in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis26
Clinical usefulness of sputum culture on the first postoperative day to predict early postoperative pneumonia after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer23
The characteristics and prognostic significance of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with synchronous multiple lesions: over 10-year experience22
Survival impact of perioperative changes in prognostic nutritional index levels after esophagectomy18
Multicenter phase II study of trifluridine/tipiracil for esophageal squamous carcinoma refractory/intolerant to 5-fluorouracil, platinum compounds, and taxanes: the ECTAS study18
Betulin gel alleviates esophageal stricture following endoscopic submucosal dissection: an animal study18
High rate of missed Barrett’s esophagus when screening with forceps biopsies17
Endoscopic findings suggestive of a high risk of non-radical cure after definitive chemoradiotherapy for cT1bN0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma17
First-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for advanced/metastatic esophageal cancer: 1-year extended follow-up in the Japanese subgroup of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 study15
Reply to: The use of drugs to prevent postoperative delirium in elderly patients with radical esophagectomy15
Saliva secretion is reduced in proton pump inhibitor-responsive non-erosive reflux disease patients14
Five-year follow-up of nivolumab treatment in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ATTRACTION-1/ONO-4538-07)13
Response to chemotherapy could predict the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil (DCF) followed by surgery: long-term results 13
Two onset types of achalasia and the long-term course to diagnosis13
Is it meaningful to add mesh reinforcement to laparoscopic fundoplication for esophageal hiatal hernias in the patients with high risk of hiatal hernia recurrence?13
Tumor response and survival outcomes of salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and 5-fluorouracil/platinum-based chemotherapy for postoperative locoregional12
A simpler diagnostic algorithm of the Japan Esophageal Society classification for Barrett’s esophagus-related superficial neoplasia12
Achalasia: laparoscopic Heller myotomy with fundoplication versus peroral endoscopic myotomy—a systematic review and meta-analysis12
The impact of weight loss during neoadjuvant chemotherapy on postoperative infectious complications and prognosis in patients with esophageal cancer: exploratory analysis of OGSG100312
Usefulness of wearable fitness tracking devices in patients undergoing esophagectomy12
Impact of pulmonary vein anatomy and left atrial size on postoperative atrial fibrillation after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer11
Clinical predictors of special type of esophageal cancer11
Usefulness of the preoperative inflammation-based prognostic score and the ratio of visceral fat area to psoas muscle area on predicting survival for surgically resected adenocarcinoma of the esophago11
Modification of the lesser curvature incision line enhanced gastric conduit perfusion as determined by indocyanine green fluorescence imaging and decreased the incidence of anastomotic leakage followi11
Preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil for resectable locally advanced esophageal and esophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma11
Role of modified Glasgow Prognostic Score in patients with achalasia who underwent laparoscopic Heller-myotomy with Dor-fundoplication11
Risk stratification for synchronous/metachronous recurrence after endoscopic submucosal dissection for Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma using the length of Barrett’s esophagus10
Significance of lymphovascular invasion in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy10
Advancing high-resolution manometry: evaluating the use of multiple rapid swallows versus apple viscous swallows in clinical practice10
Effect of chemoradiation on the development of second primary cancers after endoscopic resection of T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma10
Impact of preoperative 6-minute walk distance on long-term prognosis after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer10
Stepwise innovation of anesthesia through endotracheal intubation during esophagectomy for cancer10
Maximum standardized uptake value change rate before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy can predict early recurrence in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer: a multi-institutional cohort s10
Effectiveness of taxanes following nivolumab in patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective chart review of patients in ATTRACTION-39
Current status of prehabilitation before esophagectomy for patients with esophageal cancer among board-certified hospitals by the Japan Esophageal Society9
Esophageal motility disorders missed during endoscopy9
Second-line pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy in Japanese patients with advanced esophageal cancer: subgroup analysis from KEYNOTE-1819
Biased expression of mutant alleles in cancer-related genes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma9
Multicenter retrospective analysis of complications and risk factors in endoscopic resection for esophageal cancer across Japan8
Effectiveness of prehabilitation during neoadjuvant therapy for patients with esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a systematic review8
Dynorphin participates in interaction between depression and non-erosive reflux disease8
Efficacy of a novel small-caliber therapeutic endoscope in peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal motility disorders: a propensity score matching analysis8
Outcome research on esophagectomy analyzed using nationwide databases in Japan: evidences generated from real-world data7
Real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in Japanese patients with cervical esophageal cancer7
Early versus delayed surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab or chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a Japanese subgroup analysis of open-label, phase 3 trial (CheckMate 648/7
Impact of taxanes after PD-1 blockade exposure in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma7
Novel endoscopic approaches using the endocytoscopy for the target biopsy in esophageal eosinophilia6
International trends in esophageal cancer incidence rates by histological subtype (1990–2012) and prediction of the rates to 20306
A message from the new editor-in-chief 20246
Circulating exosome-derived miR-191-5p is a novel therapeutic biomarker for radiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients6
Celebrating 20 years of “Esophagus”6
Safety and feasibility of esophagectomy following combined neoadjuvant immunotherapy and chemotherapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer: a propensity score matching6
Correlation between TXNRD1/HO-1 expression and response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma6
Esophageal cancer practice guidelines 2022 edited by the Japan esophageal society: part 16
The potential for reducing alcohol consumption to prevent esophageal cancer morbidity in Asian heavy drinkers: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Development of imaging biomarker for esophageal cancer using intravoxel incoherent motion MRI5
Efficacy and survival of nivolumab treatment for recurrent/unresectable esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma: real-world clinical data from a large multi-institutional cohort5
Optimizing neoadjuvant radiotherapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a comprehensive review on the role of concomitant or sequential immune checkpoint inhibitors5
Is oropharyngoesophageal scintigraphy the method of choice for assessing dysphagia in systemic sclerosis? A single center experience5
No difference in the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications between abdominal laparoscopy and laparotomy for minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a retrospective cohort study us5
Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part I5
Association of gastric myotomy length in peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) with gastro-esophageal junction distensibility measured by Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP)5
Early intervention of the perioperative multidisciplinary team approach decreases the adverse events during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer patients5
Validation of the cutoff values for the number of metastatic lymph nodes for esophageal cancer staging: a multi-institutional analysis of 655 patients in Japan5
Safety and efficacy of double-tract reconstruction with remnant stomach conservation in esophagectomy for patients with a history of distal gastrectomy5
Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part II5
Long-term results after laparoscopic revision fundoplication: a retrospective, single-center analysis in 194 patients with recurrent hiatal hernia5
Usefulness of prone-position computed tomography as preoperative simulation prior to thoracoscopic esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer5
Visceral fat obesity is the key risk factor for the development of reflux erosive esophagitis in 40–69-years subjects5
Type B2 vessels and infiltrative growth patterns b and c are associated with lymphatic invasion in pT1a-lamina propria mucosa esophageal squamous cell carcinoma5
Analysis of the short-term outcomes after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic using data from a nationwide Japanese database5
A survey of the clinical outcomes of cervical esophageal carcinoma surgery focusing on the presence or absence of laryngectomy using the National Clinical Database in Japan5
Outcomes of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who achieved a pathological complete response in the primary lesion by neoadjuvant treatment: a Japanese nationwide cohort study5
Prognostic role of pathologic status other than complete response after neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma5
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