Open AccessAdditional laparoscopic gastrectomy after noncurative endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer: A single-center experience
Author(s) -
Yantao Tian,
Fuhai Ma,
Guiqi Wang,
Yueming Zhang,
Lizhou Dou,
Yibin Xie,
Yi Zhong,
Yingtai Chen,
Xu Qi,
Dongbing Zhao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i29.3996
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , odds ratio , endoscopic submucosal dissection , surgery , cancer , endoscopy , dissection (medical) , confidence interval , gastroenterology , general surgery
The necessity of additional gastrectomy for early gastric cancer (EGC) patients who do not meet curative criteria after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is controversial.