Current role of minimally invasive approaches in the treatment of early gastric cancer.
Despite declining incidence, gastric cancer remains one of the most common cancers worldwide. Early detection in population-based screening programs has increased the number of cases of early gastric cancer, representing approximately 50% of newly detected gastric cancer cases in Asian countries. Endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection have become the preferred therapeutic techniques in Japan and Korea for the treatment of early gastric cancer patients with a very low risk of lymph node metastasis. Laparoscopic and robotic resections for early gastric cancer, including function-preserving resections, have propagated through advances in technology and surgeon experience. The aim of this paper is to discuss the recent advances in minimally invasive approaches in the treatment of early gastric cancer.
Abraham El-Sedfy, Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 07039, United States.
Abraham
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El-Sedfy
Abraham El-Sedfy, Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 07039, United States.
Savtaj S
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Brar
Abraham El-Sedfy, Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ 07039, United States.
Natalie G
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Coburn
D004210:Dissection; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012371:Robotics; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*
Early gastric cancer; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Endoscopic resection; Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Endoscopy; Laparoscopic resection; Pylorus preserving gastrectomy; Robotic gastrectomy; Sentinel lymph node