Ricerc@Sapienza

BACKGROUND/AIM:
Although there is an increasing number of studies on laparoscopic resection of early gastric cancer (EGC), as of 2018 no standardized strategy exists. We reviewed available literature dealing with laparoscopic intragastric (intraluminal) surgery (LIGS) conducted for patients with EGC to better define indications, benefits and limitations of this particular minimally invasive technique.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) allows removing neoplastic lesions on gastric
mucosa, including early gastric cancer (EGC) and dysplasia. Data on ESD from Western countries
are still scanty. We report results of ESD procedures performed in Italy. Data of consecutive patients
who underwent ESD for gastric neoplastic removal were analyzed. The en bloc resection rate and
the R0 resection rates for all neoplastic lesions were calculated, as well as the curative rate (i.e., no

BACKGROUND/AIM:
Early gastric cancer (EGC) is usually associated with excellent prognosis. Some cases, however, entail a poorer survival. Our aim was to assess if EGC exfoliating into gastric lavage (GL) has a more aggressive behavior than the non-exfoliative counterpart.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Between April 2012 and April 2017, 96 gastric cancer patients were prospectively submitted to preoperative GL to detect the presence (GL1) or absence (GL0) of exfoliated malignant cells.
RESULTS: