Editors
Editorial Director :
Ryota Hokari, MD, PhD
National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
Deputy Editorial Director :
Hiroyuki Isayama, MD, PhD
Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Editor-in-Chief :
Toshio Uraoka, MD, PhD
Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
Deputy Editor-in-Chief :
Yosuke Nakai, MD, PhD
Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Pathological Advisors :
Yoichi Ajioka, MD, PhD
Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Michiie Sakamoto, MD, PhD
International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan
Associate Editors :
Shigeki Bamba, MD, PhD
Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
Takuya Genda, MD, PhD
Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Yoku Hayakawa, MD, PhD
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Tatsuya Kanto, MD, PhD
Kohnodai Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Chiba, Japan
Hironari Kato, MD, PhD
Okayama University , Okayama, Japan
Kenji Kawada, MD, PhD
Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Masaaki Kodama, MD, PhD
Oita University , Oita, Japan
Masaki Kuwatani, MD, PhD
Hokkaido University , Hokkaido, Japan
Saburo Matsubara, MD, PhD
Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Minoru Matsuura, MD, PhD
Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshiko Nakayama, MD, PhD
Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
Hideaki Okajima, MD, PhD
Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Koichi Okamoto, MD, PhD
Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
Takashi Sasaki, MD, PhD
Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Tokyo, Japan
Ken Sugimoto, MD, PhD
Hamamatsu University, Shizuoka, Japan
Hirochika Toyama, MD, PhD
Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan
Taro Yamashita, MD, PhD
Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Ishikawa, Japan
Fumiaki Yano, MD, PhD
The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Tomonori Yano, MD, PhD
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
Editorial Board :
Tetsuo Ajiki, MD, PhD
Kobe Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Yuji Funayama, MD
Japanese Red Cross Sendai Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
Hiroyuki Konno, MD, PhD
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan
Shoji Kubo, MD, PhD
Nakamoto Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Toshiyuki Matsui, MD, PhD
Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Takayuki Matsumoto, MD, PhD
Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
Kazunari Murakami, MD, PhD
Oita University, Oita, Japan
Akihito Nagahara, MD, PhD
Juntendo University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan
Hiroaki Nagano, MD, PhD
Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
Kazuhiko Nakamura, MD, PhD
Fukuokahigashi Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
Shotaro Nakamura, MD, PhD
Takagi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuhiro Nouso, MD, PhD
Okayama City General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
Hiromasa Ohira, MD, PhD
Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
Masato Sakon, MD, PhD
Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
Toshiharu Ueki, MD, PhD
Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Yoshiyuki Ueno, MD, PhD
Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
Kazuo Yashima, MD, PhD
Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
Hiroshi Yoshida, MD, PhD
Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
International Editorial Board :
Daniel C. Chung, MD
Gastrointestinal Unit and Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Ronnie Fass, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, United States
Edgar Jaramillo, MD, PhD
Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Karolinska, Sweden
Jia-Horng Kao, MD, PhD
National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Jin-Ho Kim, MD, PhD
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Xue-Liang Li, MD, PhD
First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
Gi-Shih Lien, MD, PhD
Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Jong Ho Moon, MD, PhD
Yonsei University, Asan, Korea
Karl J. Oldhafer, MD, PhD
Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Asklepios Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Jae M. Park, MD, PhD
The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Seungwoo Park, MD
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Sang-Yong Seol, MD
Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Scott Strong, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, United States
Henkjan J. Verkade, MD, PhD
University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Fangyu Wang, MD, PhD
Nanjing Central Hospital of Nanjing Military Command of Chinese PLA, Nanjing, China
Benjamin C.Y. Wong, MD, PhD
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Han-Kwang Yang, MD, PhD
Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
President of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology :
Satoshi Mochida, MD, PhD
Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan