Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers

Endoscopic hemostasis with endoscopic mucosal resection and multiple synchronous early gastric cancers: a case report

INTRODUCTION Endoscopic hemostasis for severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to tumors, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumors and malignant lymphoma, is temporarily effective. However, permanent hemostasis is difficult in many cases because of diffuse bleeding. CASE PRESENTATION A 60-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital with hematemesis. Endoscopy revealed multiple gast...

Endoscopic mucosal resection.

EMR has become an established therapeutic option for premalignant and early-stage GI malignancies, particularly in the esophagus and colon. EMR can also aid in the diagnosis and therapy of subepithelial lesions localized to the muscularis mucosa or submucosa. Several dedicated EMR devices are available to facilitate these procedures. Adverse event rates, particularly bleeding and perforation, a...

Endoscopic mucosal resection.

Endoscopic mucosal resection for treatment of early gastric cancer.

BACKGROUND In Japan, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is accepted as a treatment option for cases of early gastric cancer (EGC) where the probability of lymph node metastasis is low. The results of EMR for EGC at the National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, over a 11 year period are presented. METHODS EMR was applied to patients with early cancers up to 30 mm in diameter that were of a well ...

Esophageal sebaceous glands diagnosed after endoscopic mucosal resection.

Title Esophageal sebaceous glands diagnosed after endoscopic mucosal resection. Author(s) Matsushima, Kayoko; Isomoto, Hajime; Shikuwa, Saburo; Yamaguchi, Naoyuki; Ohnita, Ken; Mizuta, Yohei; Hayashi, Tomayoshi; Kohno, Shigeru Citation Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 69(2), pp.337-338; 2009 Issue Date 2009-02 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10069/20862 Right Copyright (c) 2009 American Society for Gastro...