| Theme | Therapeutic Strategy for Early Gastrointestinal Cancers with EMR or ESD | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Strategy for Endoscopic Resection of Early Gastric Cancer -- EMR vs. ESD | |
| Publish Date | 2008/01 | |
| Author | Kazutoshi Fukase | Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital |
| Author | Yasukuni Suzuki | Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital |
| Author | Katsuhiro Mabe | Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital |
| Author | Jun Nakamura | Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital |
| Author | Kazuya Yoshizawa | Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital |
| Author | Toru Matsuda | Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | Use of our EMR method, employing a 2-channel scope without submucosal injection, started in 1978 at Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital. It is an excellent treatment, because of its short procedure time, low risk of complications and good long term prognosis. However, the rate of pathologically complete resection of larger lesions, lesions in the U portion and lesions in the lesser curvature are not satisfactory. As a result, our hospital's strategy has been to select ESD for lesions with these difficulties. | |