Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in the Stomach Using the Insulated-Tip Needle-Knife

Analysis of Endoscopic Electronic Image of Intramucosal Gastric Carcinoma Using a Software Program for Calculating Hemoglobin Index

“…The established indications for endoscopic resection of early gastric carcinoma are as follows: 1) differentiated carcinoma (i.e. intestinal-type carcinoma), 2) size 2 cm or less, 3) restricted to the mucosa, and 4) absence of ulceration, where there is no possibility of lymph node metastasis (11)(12)(13)(14). If the gastric carcinoma fulfills all of these criteria, endoscopic resection is the therapy of choice for early gastric carcinoma because this modality maintains a good quality of life and has a favorable survival rate that is comparable with surgical resection (12,13).…”

Perforation and Postoperative Bleeding of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Gastric Tumors: Analysis of 1,190 Lesions in Low- and High-Volume Centers in Saga, Japan

“…The limitation of EMR has been recovered by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). ESD has been applied to early gastric cancers more commonly than have other conventional EMR techniques in Japan because en bloc resection with tumor-free margins by ESD is relatively easily performed and is associated with precise histologic diagnosis and a reduced recurrence rate [8,9,10,11]. …”

EMR and ESD for Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

“…ESD can provide precise histological diagnosis and can also reduce the www.intechopen.com recurrence rate (Muto et al 2005). The drawback of ESD lies in the technical difficulty, and this technique is therefore associated with a high rate of complications, the need for advanced endoscopic techniques, and a lengthy procedure time (Oka et al 2006, Ono et al 2001).…”