| Theme | Endoscopic Practice Based on Guidelines | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Guidelines for Endoscopic Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer | |
| Publish Date | 2020/01 | |
| Author | Shigetaka Yoshinaga | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital |
| Author | Seiichiro Abe | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital |
| Author | Satoru Nonaka | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital |
| Author | Haruhisa Suzuki | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital |
| Author | Ichiro Oda | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital |
| Author | Yutaka Saito | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | Since April of 2016, population‒based screenings for gastric cancer using endoscopy were adopted. Guidelines for the endoscopic diagnosis of early gastric cancer based on scientific findings were newly developed because there were no guidelines focused on this diagnosis. These clinical practice guidelines consist of the following current guiding principles: "Risk stratification of gastric cancer before endoscopic examination", "Detection of early gastric cancer", "Qualitative diagnosis of early gastric cancer", "Diagnosis to choose the therapeutic strategy for gastric cancer", " Risk stratification after endoscopic examination", and "Surveillance of early gastric cancer". We described our diagnostic strategy based on these guidelines. | |