Preoperative and intraoperative gastric tumor localization
10.7602/jmis.2021.24.2.66
- Author:
Kyong Hwa JUN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:EDITORIAL
- From:Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2021;24(2):66-67
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
As the incidence of early gastric cancer increases, gastric tumor localization has become an important issue. Several diagnostic methods have been proposed for preoperative and intraoperative gastric tumor localization. These include endoscopic metal clipping, computed tomographic gastrography, endoscopic tattooing, and intraoperative endoscopy. However, in spite of various methods, tumor localization has its limitations; thus, new diagnostic alternatives need to be developed.
