Open AccessEndoscopic surveillance strategy after endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Tsutomu Nishida,
Masahiko Tsujii,
Motohiko Kato,
Yoshito Hayashi,
Tomofumi Akasaka,
Hideki Iijima,
Tetsuo Takehara
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2150-5330
DOI - 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i2.100
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic submucosal dissection , endoscopy , intraepithelial neoplasia , endoscopic mucosal resection , cancer , endoscopic treatment , resection , therapeutic endoscopy , chromoendoscopy , general surgery , surgery , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , prostate
Early detection of early gastric cancer (EGC) is important to improve the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer. Recent advances in endoscopic modalities and treatment devices, such as image-enhanced endoscopy and high-frequency generators, may make endoscopic treatment, such as endoscopic submucosal dissection, a therapeutic option for gastric intraepithelial neoplasia. Consequently, short-term outcomes of endoscopic resection (ER) for EGC have improved. Therefore, surveillance with endoscopy after ER for EGC is becoming more important, but how to perform endoscopic surveillance after ER has not been established, even though the follow-up strategy for more advanced gastric cancer has been outlined. Therefore, a surveillance strategy for patients with EGC after ER is needed.