Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:
●(See "Society guideline links: Gastroesophageal reflux in adults".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Gastroesophageal reflux in children".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Barrett's esophagus".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Gastric cancer".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Esophagectomy".)
Canada
●Alberta Health Services (AHS): Clinical practice guideline on esophageal cancer (2021)
●Cancer Care Ontario (CCO): Preoperative or postoperative therapy for resectable esophageal cancer (2016)
●CCO: PET imaging in esophageal cancer (2010)
United States
●National Cancer Institute (NCI): Esophageal cancer – Health professional version
•ASCO: Guideline for the treatment of locally advanced esophageal carcinoma (2020)
Europe
●ESMO: Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of oesophageal cancer (2016)
United Kingdom
●NICE: Quality standard on oesophago-gastric cancer (2018)
India
●Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Consensus document for management of esophageal cancer (2017)
Australia-New Zealand
Japan
●[In English] Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES): Endoscopic submucosal dissection/endoscopic mucosal resection guidelines for esophageal cancer (2020)
●[In Japanese] JGES: ESD/EMR guidelines for esophageal cancer (2020)
●[In English] Japan Esophageal Society (JES): Esophageal cancer practice guidelines – Part 1, 2017 (published 2019)
●[In English] JES: Esophageal cancer practice guidelines – Part 2, 2017 (published 2019)
●[In Japanese] JES: Esophageal cancer practice guidelines, 4th edition (2017)