Abstract
Despite advances in minimally invasive surgery, esophagectomy, and gastric resection remain morbid procedures for cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Endoscopy offers patients effective screening and treatment of early-stage cancers. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can effectively remove benign and early malignant lesions. This chapter will focus on the use of EMR in the upper digestive tract.
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Abbreviations
- BE:
-
Barrett esophagus
- EGC:
-
Early gastric cancers
- EMR:
-
Endoscopic mucosal resection
- EUS:
-
Endoscopic ultrasound
- FAP:
-
Familial adenomatous polyposis
- GERD:
-
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- HGD:
-
High-grade dysplasia
- IMC:
-
Intramucosal carcinoma
- LGD:
-
Low-grade dysplasia
- SDA:
-
Sporadic duodenal adenomas
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Scoville, S.D., Mansfield, S., Noria, S.F. (2023). Endomucosal Resection of the Upper GI Tract. In: Kroh, M., Docimo Jr., S., El Djouzi, S., Shada, A., Reavis, K.M. (eds) The SAGES Manual Operating Through the Endoscope. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21044-0_18
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