title: Endoscopic techniques in gastrointestinal oncology.
abstract: Gastrointestinal endoscopy continues to play a significant role in gastroenterologic oncology. As a diagnostic tool, it has largely replaced radiology in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract because of its capability to provide a tissue diagnosis by endoscopic biopsy. The still-expanding therapeutic potential of gastrointestinal endoscopy represents the prototype of minimal invasive therapy. This review deals with relevant papers on diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy during the past 2 years. The abundance of studies renders a detailed discussion of all or even most of them impossible; therefore, only trends are shown. The reader is referred to the annotations in the reference list for more detailed information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
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authors.lastname: Rösch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010535:Laparoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation