Efficacy, Safety, and Long-term Results of Endoscopic Treatment for Early Stage Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus With Low-risk sm1 Invasion

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3282814	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2013	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Endoscopic therapy appears to be a good alternative to esophagectomy for patients with pT1b sm1 EAC, on the basis of macroscopic and histologic analyses. The risk of developing lymph node metastases after endoscopic resection for sm1 EAC is lower than the risk of surgery.

Keywords

EAC LTR APC EUS Esophageal adenocarcinoma argon plasma coagulation endoscopic resection Follow-up Treatment Endoscopic therapy Long-term remission Low-risk Cer Esophageal cancer endoscopic ultrasonography Barrett's esophagus Neoplasia Lymph node

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Efficacy, Safety, and Long-term Results of Endoscopic Treatment for Early Stage Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus With Low-risk sm1 Invasion

Authors

Hendrik Manner, Oliver Pech, Yvonne Heldmann, Andrea May, Juergen Pohl, Angelika Behrens, Liebwin Gossner, Manfred Stolte, Michael Vieth, Christian Ell,