Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Gastric Neoplastic Lesions. An Italian, Multicenter Study
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