[Endoscopic submucosal dissection for mucosal low-risk early gastric cancer - a retrospective, unicentric study].

CONCLUSION:  In the low-risk group that we defined, a high rate of en bloc and R0 resections were achieved with ESD; the detected local recurrences could be treated endoscopically. Metastases were not detected, no tumor-associated patient deaths occured. ESD is, therefore, recommended for this group as a standard therapy. The study provides no data on the endoscopic and clinical follow up in the presence of risk factors of both mucosal and other EGCs from the so-called Expanded Group (including lymphangio-invasion, submucosal invasive EGC, poorly differentiated G3 carcinomas).
PMID: 30419578 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - November 1, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Scheerer F, Schmitt W, Dollhopf M, Kremer M Tags: Z Gastroenterol Source Type: research