Usefulness of Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging for Determining Tumor Invasion Depth in Early Gastric Cancer

Usefulness of Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging for Determining Tumor Invasion Depth in Early Gastric Cancer

Backgrounds. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (ME-NBI) has become essential for determining tumor margin in early gastric cancer (EGC). Here, we investigated the usefulness of ME-NBI for assessment of invasion depth in EGC. Methods. For 119 patients who had undergone ME-NBI and en bloc...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Kikuchi, Toshiro Iizuka, Shu Hoteya, Akihiro Yamada, Tsukasa Furuhata, Satoshi Yamashita, Kaoru Domon, Masanori Nakamura, Akira Matsui, Toshifumi Mitani, Osamu Ogawa, Sumio Watanabe, Mitsuru Kaise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/217695

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