Learning curve for endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric submucosal tumors: is it more difficult than it may seem?

• Published in: Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A Vol. 24; no. 9; p. 623
• Main Authors: Sun, Chao, Zheng, Zhongqing, Wang, Bangmao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Choristoma - surgery; Clinical Competence; Dissection - education; Dissection - methods; Female; Gastric Mucosa - surgery; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - surgery; Gastroscopy - education; Gastroscopy - methods; Humans; Learning Curve; Leiomyoma - pathology; Leiomyoma - surgery; Middle Aged; Operative Time; Pancreas; Retrospective Studies; Stomach Diseases - surgery; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Tumor Burden; Young Adult

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), as a minimally invasive technique, is gaining wide acceptance for treating epithelial neoplasms. More recently, some pioneers have developed ESD for the treatment of submucosal tumors (SMTs), but characterization of the learning curve is lacking. In this study...