Published in:
01-04-2021 | Esophageal Cancer | Case Report
Retrograde endoscopic submucosal dissection for early thoracic esophageal carcinoma
Authors:
Yuta Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Tomofumi Akasaka, Seiya Kato, Takuya Hamakawa, Kei Yamamoto, Noboru Kobayashi, Masatoshi Kitakaze, Sakae Maeda, Mamoru Uemura, Masakazu Miyake, Naoki Hama, Atsushi Miyamoto, Takeshi Kato, Michihiko Miyazaki, Shoji Nakamori, Eiji Mita, Mitsugu Sekimoto, Masayuki Mano, Motohiro Hirao
Published in:
Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology
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Issue 2/2021
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Abstract
Although the standard treatment for intramucosal esophageal cancer without lymph node metastasis is endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), we sometimes encounter patients who are not able to undergo a transoral endoscopic examination. Here, we report a surgical procedure consisting of transgastric retrograde ESD to treat early esophageal cancer (T1a-EP, N0, M0) because of a stricture after hypopharyngeal cancer surgery. This retrograde ESD procedure can be a safe and effective treatment option for early esophageal cancer. This is the first report of a surgical retrograde ESD method for esophageal cancer.