title: Post-Resection Surveillance in GI Cancers.
abstract: Recurrence after curative resection of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers is common. Early detection of resectable recurrences may result in a curative resection. In un-resectable recurrences, early detection may improve the quality of life by palliation or with the use of newer chemotherapeutic drugs. The guidelines regarding follow-up of patients after curative resection of GI cancers are from the West which is very different from the Indian population in terms of a disease pattern and social milieu. The guidelines which are commonly used are also not strictly followed. We have proposed in this article the protocols which we follow at our centre after curative resection of GI cancer and how these are different from the guidelines proposed by the West.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India 110060 ; Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Room No 1474, Casualty Block, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110060 India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India 110060.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India 110060.
authors.forename: Vibha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India 110060.
authors.forename: Sorabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India 110060.
authors.forename: Naimish
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India 110060.
authors.forename: Samiran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nundy
keywords: GI cancers; Guidelines; Recurrence; Surveillance