title: Clinical impact of endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric neuroendocrine tumors: a retrospective study from mainland China.
abstract: As a minimally invasive technique, endoscopic resection may benefit patients diagnosed with early stage gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). However, no studies have yet been published in which endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been applied for gastric NETs. For the first time a research group in China applied ESD to remove gastric NETs, and indicated that ESD should be considered for treatment of eligible gastric NETs because the technique shows a high histologically complete resection rate, provides accurate histopathological evaluation, has a low complication rate, and can be performed within a reasonable timeframe.
authors: Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 FengLin Road, Shanghai, Xuhui 200032, China.
authors: Wei-Feng
authors: WF
authors: Chen
authors: Ping-Hong
authors: PH
authors: Zhou
authors: Quan-Lin
authors: QL
authors: Li
authors: Mei-Dong
authors: MD
authors: Xu
authors: Li-Qing
authors: LQ
authors: Yao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*