title: Endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer: current status and new approaches.
abstract: Endoscopic resection (ER) of early gastric cancer (EGC) has been an optimal treatment for selected patients. As endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been widely used for treatment of EGC, concerns have been asked to achieve curative resection for EGC while guaranteeing precise prediction of lymph node metastasis (LNM). Moreover, a new microscopic imaging for precise endoscopic diagnosis of EGC is introduced. This review covers the current status and new approaches of ER of EGC.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Weon Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Ga Won
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Won Hee
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Pyo
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Endoscopic resection (ER); confocal laser endomicroscopy; early gastric cancer (EGC); sentinel node navigation