IRCAD shapes up for a revolution in the learning experience creating a vibrant multimedia iPad journal in synch with cutting-edge technologies for continuing medical education. A new title, a new look, a new quarterly format—and, we hope, the best of the IRCAD heritage: with this inaugural issue, the editorial team launches a journal with a history and profile unique in the discipline. In this issue, we offer 14 original articles, including operative techniques, clinical cases, a focus on new technologies, and a cultural escape, marking out some of the directions in which we seek to move. Find out more about our online journal which complements the IRCAD worldwide on-site learning experience (IRCAD France, IRCAD Taiwan, IRCAD Brazil) and our E-learning website, WeBSurg.

Benign esophageal diseases are common problems treated by thoracic surgeons. This issue includes articles on the diagnosis and management of several motility and reflux disorders that are considered benign, with an emphasis on the use of cutting-edge technology.