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01-01-2019 | Special Article
Esophageal cancer practice guidelines 2017 edited by the Japan esophageal society: part 2
Authors:
Yuko Kitagawa, Takashi Uno, Tsuneo Oyama, Ken Kato, Hiroyuki Kato, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Osamu Kawamura, Motoyasu Kusano, Hiroyuki Kuwano, Hiroya Takeuchi, Yasushi Toh, Yuichiro Doki, Yoshio Naomoto, Kenji Nemoto, Eisuke Booka, Hisahiro Matsubara, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Manabu Muto, Akio Yanagisawa, Masahiro Yoshida
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Esophagus
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Issue 1/2019
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Excerpt
Endoscopic resection (ER) includes endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), wherein the affected mucosal lesion is held or aspirated and resected with a snare, and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), which refers to en bloc resection of an extensive lesion using an IT knife or hook knife [
1‐
4]. Other endoscopic treatments available include photodynamic therapy (PDT), argon plasma coagulation (APC), and electromagnetic coagulation therapy. …