Foregut Journal

The Official Account for The Journal of the American Foregut Society

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

An outstanding POEM session at #AFS2026! Proud to see Foregut editors Dr. Jennifer Kolb co-moderating and Dr. Joan Chen sharing her expertise, alongside POEM pioneer Dr. Haru Inoue. Thanks to all the expert faculty for their insights and technical pearls! #Foregut #POEM

[Sofia W. Viana, MD @Sofia_WViana]

🚨New publication!

Our latest study compares cTIF with surgical hiatal hernia repair, highlighting shorter operative time, less blood loss, and fewer 30-day complications with cTIF.
@rvanharen @UCMCCTS

#ThoracicSurgery #Foregut #cTIF #MedTwitter

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

🦠 What role does the microbiome play in esophageal cancer?

🔬 Emerging evidence links bacterial dysbiosis to esophageal carcinogenesis

⚠️ F. nucleatum & P. gingivalis have been associated with ESCC biology and outcomes
🔗 https://t.co/6q1gKHIIdr

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🎤 Presenting at #AFS2026? Take your research beyond the meeting.

📄 Turn your abstract into a full manuscript
🌎 Share your work with the foregut community
📕 Publish in Foregut

#ForegutJournal #ForegutSurgery #AFS2026

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🆕 Now in @foregut_journal

🔄 Endoscopic Rendezvous for Complete Esophageal Obstruction

🔹 Restoring esophageal continuity
🔹 Key technical considerations
🔹 Outcomes & complications

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/0s9kq3oLLK

#Foregut #Endoscopy #Esophagus

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

🔎 Could PPI therapy be masking eosinophilic esophagitis?

⚠️ EoE and GERD symptoms can overlap
💊 PPIs may obscure endoscopic findings
🔬 Diagnostic timing matters
⏳ Delayed diagnosis can have downstream consequences
🔗 https://t.co/wSYzZXYm0g
#EoE #GERD #Endoscopy #Foregut

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⚠️ Atrioesophageal fistula after AF ablation: rare, but potentially fatal.

⏱️ Early recognition is critical
🩻 Rapid diagnosis matters
🚫 Avoid air insufflation & esophageal stenting
🏥 Prompt multidisciplinary + surgical management

🔗 https://t.co/4CkApSNRSD

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🎤 Presenting an abstract at #AFS2026?
📄 Turn your abstract into a full manuscript
🌟 Share your work with the foregut community
📘 Submit to Foregut, the Journal of the American Foregut Society
🔗
https://t.co/7NWKbiEqTC

#ForegutJournal #ForegutSurgery #Research

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

🔎 Dysphagia after POEM? Consider blown-out myotomy (BOM).

📌 Recognition & diagnosis
⚠️ Procedural risk factors
🩺 Management strategies
🔬 Emerging therapeutic approaches
Kang et al. review what clinicians need to know about BOM after POEM.
🔗 https://t.co/ig0BPa9Tms

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🆕📘 New in Foregut

🔬 Eosinophilic esophagitis: complications that matter
⚠️ Fibrostenosis & strictures
🥩 Food impaction
🩺 Dilation & perforation
🛡️ Prevention through early diagnosis and treatment

🔗 https://t.co/rszdLg4qyT

#Foregut #EoE

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

🎥 See the AFS Omega Fundoplication in action.

The supplemental video demonstrates the rationale and operative steps of the proposed 270° symmetric Omega AP wrap and how surgical geometry translates to the endoscopic valve.

https://t.co/be5nYPH9yd

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🆕📘 New in Foregut

🔥 RefluxStop™ for GERD
🛠️ Step-by-step surgical implantation
🎯 Reconstructing the antireflux barrier without encircling the esophagus
🎥 “How I Do It” by Zehetner & Lehmann

🔗 https://t.co/cF7RBrdkdO

#Foregut #GERD #ForegutSurgery

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🤖📘 New in Foregut

🩺 Robotic resection of esophageal submucosal tumors
🔹 Transhiatal approach
🔹 Transthoracic approach
🎯 Practical operative tips in this “How I Do It” article

🔗 https://t.co/iEXZTex8O9

#Foregut #EsophagealSurgery #RoboticSurgery

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🎤 Presenting an abstract at #AFS2026?

📄 Turn your abstract into a full manuscript
🌟 Share your work with the foregut community
📘 Submit to Foregut, the Journal of the American Foregut Society

🔗 https://t.co/7NWKbiEqTC

#ForegutJournal #ForegutSurgery #Research

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🆕 Just published in #Foregut!

🔬 A new meta-analysis examines racial differences in the risk of histologically confirmed Barrett’s esophagus compared with non-Hispanic White patients.

📊 Important insights for risk assessment and screening.

🔗 https://t.co/MNwG4LLSYF

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

🎤 Presenting an abstract at #AFS2026?

📄 Turn your abstract into a full manuscript
🌟 Share your work with the foregut community
📘 Submit to Foregut, the Journal of the American Foregut Society

🔗 https://t.co/7NWKbiEqTC

#ForegutJournal #ForegutSurgery #Research

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

🤖 Can ChatGPT help inform patients with achalasia?

📊 93% of responses were comprehensive
📖 Simplified answers improved readability while preserving accuracy
⚕️ Clinical oversight remains essential

Read the new study in #Foregut:
https://t.co/u1t6TXSCbO

#Achalasia

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📚🔎 Get ready for AFS 2026!

Heading to the American Foregut Society Annual Meeting?
Preview the science before you arrive.
✨ Read the AFS 2026 Abstracts, now published in Foregut.

🔗 https://t.co/0aHHm87sJp

#AFS2026 #Foregut #ForegutSurgery #GERD #EsophagealDisease

[Foregut Journal @foregut_journal]

📚🔎 Get ready for AFS 2026!

Heading to the American Foregut Society Annual Meeting?
Preview the science before you arrive.
✨ Read the AFS 2026 Abstracts, now published in Foregut.

🔗 https://t.co/0aHHm86UTR

#AFS2026 #Foregut #ForegutSurgery #GERD #EsophagealDisease

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🫀🩺 New in #Foregut

🎯 How can we better protect the heart during multimodality treatment for esophageal cancer?

💊 Chemotherapy
☢️ Radiation
🧬 Immunotherapy
🔪 Surgery
📈 Risk prediction & surveillance

🔗 https://t.co/J1ZegDbye7
#EsophagealCancer #ForegutSurgery