Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1996 Feb;16(1):15-24.
Clinicopathologic Evaluation of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Early Gastric Carcinomas and Gastric Adenomas
Abstract
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The endoscopic mucosal resection is a useful method of both accurate diagnosis and treatment of gastric mucosal lesion and has been accepted as a standard procedure of early gastric cancer. Over the 3 year period from 1992 to 1994, 57 adenomas and 10 early gastric carcinomas were resected endoscopically at the St. Mary's hospital of Catholic University Medical College. The purpose of this study was to clarify the technical limitations of endoscopic mucosal resection with respect to size, location, methods. (continue...)