Is Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection the Option for Early Gastric Cancer Patients with Contraindication to Surgery

Is Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection the Option for Early Gastric Cancer Patients with Contraindication to Surgery

Surgical therapy is the traditional approach for early gastric cancer. Patients with comorbidities cannot benefit from this treatment because of high surgical morbidities and mortalities. Endoscopic submucosal dissection is a new technique for complete en bloc resection of early gastric cancer. We r...

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Main Authors: Said Farhat, Romain Coriat, Virginie Audard, Sarah Leblanc, Frederic Prat, Stanislas Chaussade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Surgery
Comorbidity
Elderly
Endoscopic treatment
Gastric cancer
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/320629

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