Management decision based on lymphovascular involvement leads to favorable outcomes after endoscopic treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Conclusions The long-term outcome after ESD for MM/SM1 ESCC was favorable with additional prophylactic therapy and strict adherence to follow-up. These results indicate that our management decision based on LVI is a valid approach and that ESD can be offered as a therapeutic option to MM/SM1 ESCCs. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Endoscopy - December 22, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Takahashi, Kazuya Hashimoto, Satoru Mizuno, Ken-ichi Kobayashi, Takamasa Tominaga, Kentaro Sato, Hiroki Kohisa, Junji Ikarashi, Satoshi Hayashi, Kazunao Takeuchi, Manabu Yokoyama, Junji Kawai, Hirokazu Sato, Yuichi Kobayashi, Masaaki Terai, Shuji Tags: Original article Source Type: research