1189 inappropriate surgical management of early gastric cancer meeting criteria for endoscopic resection: a us population based study

The lack of widespread use of endoscopic resection (ER) for treatment of early gastric cancer (EGC) meeting the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA) absolute and expanded criteria in the U.S., has resulted in unnecessary surgical gastrectomy. We aim to evaluate the inappropriate rates of surgical resection of EGC meeting JGCA absolute and expanded criteria.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mohamed Barakat, Daryl Ramai, Derrick Cheung, Mohamed M. Abdelfatah, Mohamed O. Othman, David L. Carr-Locke, Douglas G. Adler Tags: Oral abstracts Source Type: research