Pech Oliver, Manner Hendrik, Ell Christian
Department of Internal Medicine 2, HSK Wiesbaden, Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse 100, 65199, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2011 Jan;21(1):81-94. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2010.10.001.
Endoscopic resection (ER) has become the most important endoscopic treatment method of early cancers of the upper GI tract. ER serves as a therapeutic but also as a diagnostic tool by providing a specimen for histologic assessment. In expert hands ER is easy to performe and has a very low complication rate. Long-term results in early esophageal and gastric cancer are excellent.