Lymph node metastasis is one of the most important prognostic factors in patients with
gastric cancer. An inadequate number of dissected lymph nodes is an independent risk …

Although gastric cancer (GC) is highly prevalent in China and is a leading cause of cancer-
related death, major advances in early diagnostic and effective therapeutic strategies have …

Early gastric cancer (EGC) is an invasive carcinoma involving only the stomach mucosa or
submucosa, independently of lymph node status. EGC represents over 50% of cases in …

Background and Aims Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is becoming the preferred
method for certain early GI malignancies; however, very few US physicians have adopted …

Background Endoscopic removal of gastrointestinal tract lesions is increasingly popular
around the world. We evaluated feasibility, safety, effectiveness, and user learning curve of …

Background and study aim: Endoscopic therapy of early malignant alterations can be difficult
and cumbersome. Our research study group took advantage of new methods for rapid …

Two current major research topics concern the incorporation of flexible robotic endoscopy
systems developed for natural-orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), primarily …

Background and aims Colonic endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is time-consuming
and bears a high risk of perforation. The aim of the present study was to compare the safety …

Objective: To retrospectively analyze the preoperative endoscopic evaluation of the size,
nature, and depth of lesions in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric …

Currently, early gastrointestinal cancers are treated endoscopically, as long as there are no
lymph node metastases. However, once a gastrointestinal cancer invades the submucosal …