Andreas Probst, Felix Kappler, Alanna Ebigbo, David Albers, Siegbert Faiss, Ingo Steinbrück, Andreas Wannhoff, Hans-Peter Allgaier, Ulrike Denzer, Viktor Rempel, Roland Reinehr, Dani Dakkak, Matthias Mende, Jürgen Pohl, Tina Schaller, Bruno Märkl, Anna Muzalyova, Carola Fleischmann, Helmut Messmann
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Endoscopic resection (ER) is accepted as standard treatment for intramucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) with well or moderate differentiation. Poor differentiation (PD) is judged as a risk factor for lymph node metastasis (LNM) and surgery is recommended. However, the evidence for this recommendation is weak. Study aim was to analyze the clinical course of patients after ER of EAC with PD. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection for EAC were included from 16 German centers...
March 11, 2024: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy