Open AccessWhat types of early gastric cancer are indicated for endoscopic ultrasonography staging of invasion depth?
Author(s) -
Jiro Watari,
Shigemitsu Ueyama,
Toshihiko Tomita,
Hisatomo Ikehara,
Keiichi Hori,
Ken Hara,
Takahisa Yamasaki,
Takuya Okugawa,
Takashi Kondo,
Tomoaki Kono,
Katsuyuki Tozawa,
Tadayuki Oshima,
Hirokazu Fukui,
Hiroto Miwa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v8.i16.558
Subject(s) - endoscopic ultrasonography , medicine , radiology , endoscopy , cancer , gastroenterology
To clarify the diagnostic efficacy and limitations of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and the characteristics of early gastric cancers (EGCs) that are indications for EUS-based assessment of cancer invasion depth.