The eCura system as a novel indicator for the necessity of salvage surgery after non-curative ESD for gastric cancer: A case-control study.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer does not always lead to complete cancer resection. The aim of this study was to determine indicators for cancer residue (CR) status in cases of non-curative ESD. We analyzed 47 cases of non-curative ESD followed by salvage surgery and c...

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Main Authors: Hirotaka Niwa, Rie Ozawa, Yasunori Kurahashi, Tsutomu Kumamoto, Yasutaka Nakanishi, Koichi Okumura, Ikuo Matsuda, Yoshinori Ishida, Seiichi Hirota, Hisashi Shinohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6166923?pdf=render