title: Laser therapy for early upper gastrointestinal carcinoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mieno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
mesh_terms: 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