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Argon plasma coagulation for early gastric cancer: technique and outcome
Argon plasma coagulation for early gastric cancer: technique and outcome
- Source :
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 63:48-54
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2006.
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Abstract
- Background Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is a noncontact technique for tissue coagulation. APC has been used to treat early gastric cancer in patients who cannot undergo EMR or open surgery, but a standard procedure for APC is lacking. Objective Our objectives were to assess the clinical usefulness of APC in patients with early gastric cancer. Design This was a small, retrospective pilot study. Setting All patients were treated at the Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University East Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan. Methods We studied 40 patients with early gastric cancer in whom both EMR and open surgery were contraindicated. The macroscopic tumor type was superficial elevated in 11 patients, superficial depressed in 27, and superficial elevated plus superficial depressed in two. The histologic classification was intestinal type in 37 patients and diffuse type in 3. Intervention From January 1998 through March 1999, all patients received one session of APC. From April 1999 through August 2001, all patients received two sessions of APC. From September 2001 through March 2002, an additional session of APC was given only to patients who had large protruding lesions, depressed lesions 2 cm or greater in diameter, or submucosal invasion. Main Outcome Measurements The main outcome measurements were residual tumor or recurrence of early gastric cancer. Results Intestinal-type intramucosal carcinoma disappeared after one or two sessions of APC. Submucosal and diffuse-type tumors had a high risk of residual tumor cells because of inadequate treatment after one session of APC. However, such lesions were locally controlled by follow-up APC. Limitations This was a small, retrospective pilot study. Confirmation of long-term outcome is required. Conclusions Small early gastric carcinomas can be successfully treated by a single session of APC. Larger protruding-type lesions and submucosal tumors are likely to require two sessions of APC.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Pilot Projects
Argon plasma coagulation
Electrocoagulation
Stomach Neoplasms
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Intestinal Mucosa
Stomach cancer
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over
Intestinal type
Laser Coagulation
business.industry
Gastroenterology
Retrospective cohort study
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Early Gastric Cancer
Treatment Outcome
Intramucosal carcinoma
Female
business
Single session
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00165107
- Volume :
- 63
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0cf551f2360471838db48246f8f3dcaf
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2005.08.009