Background and Aim: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the most common mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract with potential for malignant transformation, are mainly treated by open surgery ...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of large colorectal adenomas resulted in a lower recurrence rate compared with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), but the more technically complex ESD had a ...

Incorporation of laparoscopic D2 dissection into the management of gastric adenocarcinoma (GCa) in a community-based setting. Background: Local failure after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) remains a major ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Same-day discharge is a safe and feasible option for patients who undergo endoscopic ...

Between May 2005 and February 2009, a total of 45 colorectal tumors in 45 patients were resected by ESD at Tochigi Cancer Center, and the data for these cases were accumulated on a prospectively ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – January 27, 2009 – A prospective clinical trial from researchers in Japan shows magnetic-anchor-guided endoscopic submucosal dissection for large early gastric cancer to be a ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of gastric lesions shows that it is efficacious in achieving complete resection in a high proportion of cases, but ...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection or ESD is an advanced endoscopic procedure that allows for the complete removal of early tumors and cancers of the esophagus, stomach and rectum. In 2015, trained ...

Current evidence on endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of lower gastrointestinal lesions shows that it is efficacious, but evidence on long-term survival when used to treat malignant lesions is ...

"New technologies in endoscopic resection are being developed toward safer techniques with improved efficacy. Techniques such as traction-assisted and tunneling are called modified ESD which would ...