TY - JOUR T1 - A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 707 LP - 717 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16063 VL - 84 IS - 9 AU - Lady Katherine Mejía-Pérez AU - Seiichiro Abe AU - Tyler Stevens AU - Mansour A. Parsi AU - Sunguk N. Jang AU - Ichiro Oda AU - John J. Vargo AU - Yutaka Saito AU - Amit Bhatt Y1 - 2017/09/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/9/707.abstract N2 - Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) allows curative resection of early malignant gastrointestinal (GI) lesions, potentially avoiding open surgery. Unfortunately, awareness of this technique is low, and many patients undergo surgery without consideration of ESD. This article reviews the indications for ESD and its advantages and limitations, and guides internists in their approach to patients with early GI cancer. ER -