early gastric cancers treated by ESD
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: differenciated gastric cancers with no lymphatic -vascular involvement corrlating with a normal risk of lymph node metastasis were defined as: mucosal cancer without ulcer findings irrespective of tumor size; mucosal cancer with ulcer findings less than 30mm in diameter
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: EGCs which did not fall into one of the categories were excluded from the study and the patients were urged to receive a gastrectomy with removal of lymph nodes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The progressing ratio to the Scar-stage and ulcer residual ratio between 2 and 56 days after ESD compared with the PPI and the combination group. | — |
Countries
Japan