Laser therapy for early upper gastrointestinal carcinoma.
An invasive procedure generally is the first choice of therapy for the treatment of gastric cancer. The development of improved microimaging and innovative engineering, however, has established a new field of endoscopic laser therapy. This article discusses the use of high-power and low-power lasers in the treatment of early gastric cancer.
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Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shimao
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Mieno
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Sakakibara
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation / Q000379:methods; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate