Background Gastric cancer is the most common cancer and the fourth most common cause
of cancer death in South Korea [1]. Despite the large number of gastric cancer patients …

Although surgery was the standard treatment for early gastrointestinal cancers, endoscopic
resection is now a standard treatment for early gastrointestinal cancers without regional …

Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been used to treat patients with
early gastric cancers (EGCs), including large and ulcerative lesions. Few published data …

Background While endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is recognized as a minimally
invasive standard treatment for differentiated early gastric cancers (EGCs), it has not been …

Gastric cancer accounts for a significant proportion of worldwide cancer-related morbidity
and mortality. The well documented precancerous cascade provides an opportunity for …

PURPOSE To compare postoperative complications, long-term survival, and quality of life
(QOL) after laparoscopic sentinel node navigation surgery (LSNNS) and laparoscopic …

Background Accurate identification of the differentiation status and margins for early gastric
cancer (EGC) is critical for determining the surgical strategy and achieving curative resection …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is becoming the main procedure for the resection
of early gastric cancer (EGC). The absolute indications for treating EGC with endoscopic …

Background and study aims: As more early gastric cancer (EGC) patients are being treated
with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), it is important to understand the outcomes of …

Background A previous multicenter prospective randomized study from Japan showed that
Helicobacter pylori eradication reduced the development of metachronous gastric cancer …