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Recently, the detection of early gastric cancer (EGC) has increased because of the development of diagnostic techniques. Accordingly, new surgical procedures with minimal invasiveness including laparoscopic gastrectomy have been developed....
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is technically challenging in patients with altered gastrointestinal (GI) anatomy. We evaluated the feasibility of cap-assisted ERCP in patients with altered GI anatomy.
METHODS: The outcome...
OBJECTIVES: Abnormalities of bone metabolism could be followed in gastrectomized
patients as a late complication. Nowadays, many biochemical and radiologic
measurements are applied to detect these abnormalities. The aim of...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To identify the risk factors for metachronous gastric neoplasms in patients who underwent an endoscopic resection of a gastric neoplasm.
METHODS: We prospectively collected clinicopathologic data and measured the methylation...