RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 707
OP 717
DO 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16063
VO 84
IS 9
A1 Lady Katherine Mejía-Pérez
A1 Seiichiro Abe
A1 Tyler Stevens
A1 Mansour A. Parsi
A1 Sunguk N. Jang
A1 Ichiro Oda
A1 John J. Vargo
A1 Yutaka Saito
A1 Amit Bhatt
YR 2017
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/9/707.abstract
AB 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.