This new endotherapy technique has already proven to be effective in the treatment of superficial gastrointestinal cancers without requiring open surgery. This guide to endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) techniques sticks to the practical, providing guidance that includes methods and peculiarities not ordinarily reported in scientific articles. With accessible text and many illustrations, including clinical imagery, contributors cover epidemiology of gastrointestinal (esophageal, stomach and colorectal) cancer, etiological factors in gastrointestinal tumors, staging before EMR and EMR techniques, endoscopic imaging of Barrett's esophagus, EMR in the esophagus and stomach, resection of ampullary neoplasms and colorectal lesions, histopathology of endocscopic resection in the gastrointestinal tract, follow-up after EMR, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), EMR and ESD for early gastrointestinal cancers, complications and future directions of research. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Endoscopic mucosal resection is a new endotherapy technique that can avoid the need for open surgery in the treatment of many superficial gastrointestinal cancers. In this practical ‘how-to’ manual, experts in the field provide specific, technical guidance on all aspects of endoscopic mucosal resection relevant to therapeutic endoscopic practice.
The book provides an in-depth analysis of the technique, including methods and particularities that are not usually reported in scientific articles. Each chapter includes a comprehensive literature analysis and is supported by detailed illustrations, tables and photographs.
