About ESDE

The ESDE is an international, multidisciplinary society devoted to the study and treatment of benign and malignant esophageal diseases that was founded in Lisbon in 1980 under the acronym of GEEMO.

The aims of the ESDE are:

• To contribute to the knowledge of esophageal pathophysiology in its largest sense, to the optimal diagnosis and treatment of esophageal disorders and to the establishment of scientific connections between experts in this field
• To promote the exchange of scientific and medical knowledge of the esophagus among specialists in the field including gastroenterologists, gastrointestinal and oncological surgeons, pediatric surgeons, medical oncologists, radiotherapists, radiologists, pathologists, ENT specialists, basic scientists, specialist care nurses, dieticians and other professionals