Endoscopic resection.
Endoscopic resection (ER) has become the most important endoscopic treatment method of early cancers of the upper GI tract. ER serves as a therapeutic but also as a diagnostic tool by providing a specimen for histologic assessment. In expert hands ER is easy to performe and has a very low complication rate. Long-term results in early esophageal and gastric cancer are excellent.
Department of Internal Medicine 2, HSK Wiesbaden, Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse 100, 65199, Wiesbaden, Germany. oliver.pech@t-online.de
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D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000601:surgery