Endoscopic Resection of Early Gastric Cancer.

Author: Sang Gyun KIM ¹
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1. Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. harley@snu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Review ; English Abstract
Keywords: Early gastric cancer; Endoscopic resection; Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Indication; Lymph node metastasis
MeSH: Early Detection of Cancer; Gastrectomy; Gastroscopy; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Risk Factors; Stomach Neoplasms/*surgery
From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2009;54(2):77-82
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: As the proportion of early gastric cancer has been increasing with national cancer screening program, endoscopic treatment for early gastric cancer has been expanded with the progress of endoscopic technique and accessories. Recently, expanded indication of endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer has been proposed with technical and instrumental advances. Although endoscopic complete resection rate has been improved, critical evaluation should be made for appropriate indication of endoscopic resection in terms of risk of occult metastasis. Recent advances of normal orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) might be a future solution including regional lymph node dissection.