Endoscopic submucosal dissection in gastric neoplasia - experience from a European center

• Published in: Endoscopy Vol. 42; no. 12; p. 1037
• Main Authors: Probst, A, Pommer, B, Golger, D, Anthuber, M, Arnholdt, H, Messmann, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.12.2010
• Subjects: Adenoma - surgery; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma - surgery; Dissection - methods; Female; Gastric Mucosa - surgery; Gastroscopy - methods; Germany; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Postoperative Complications; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Germany

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a promising technique for the resection of early gastric neoplasia. There are only a few data from the Western world to date. Over a 7-year-period, 104 gastric lesions were treated with ESD in a European referral center, of which 91 were included in this stu...