Comparison of Safety and Outcomes between Endoscopic and Surgical Resections of Small ( ≤ 5 cm) Primary Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Conclusions: Endoscopic resection of selected small gastric GISTs (≤ 5cm) was feasible, safe, and associated with better intraoperative results and an equal postoperative course, compared to surgical resection.

Source: Journal of Cancer - December 14, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Taohong Pang, Yan Zhao, Ting Fan, Qingqing Hu, Dekusaah Raymond, Shouli Cao, Weijie Zhang, Yi Wang, Bin Zhang, Ying Lv, Xiaoqi Zhang, Tingsheng Ling, Yuzheng Zhuge, Lei Wang, Xiaoping Zou, Qin Huang, Guifang Xu Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research