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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2011; 17(21): 2623-2625
Published online Jun 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i21.2623
Published online Jun 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i21.2623
Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer: Quo vadis?
Won Young Cho, Joo Young Cho, Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 140-743, South Korea
Il Kwun Chung, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 330-721, South Korea
Jin Il Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 150-713, South Korea
Jin Seok Jang, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, 602-715, South Korea
Jae Hak Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, 410-773, South Korea
Author contributions: Cho WY drafted the manuscript; Chung IK, Kim JI, Jang JS and Kim JH gathered the data; Cho JY reviewed and edited the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Joo Young Cho, MD, PhD, Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 22, Daesagwan-gil (657, Hannam-dong), Yongsangu, Seoul 140-743, South Korea. cjy6695@dreamwiz.com
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Received: June 29, 2010
Revised: September 2, 2010
Accepted: September 9, 2010
Published online: June 7, 2011
Revised: September 2, 2010
Accepted: September 9, 2010
Published online: June 7, 2011
Abstract
The diagnosis of early gastric cancer (EGC) is of great interest because its endoscopic and surgical treatment presents the best chance for a cure. With technical development, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been widely performed for the curative treatment of EGC in Korea. Multinational studies of ESD for EGC will be the next missions that overcome these limitations and global guidelines will be processed for ESD for EGC.