Long-term outcomes of endoscopic versus surgical resection for MM-SM1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma using propensity score analysis.
Kenji YamauchiMasaya IwamuroMasahiro NakagawaRyuta TakenakaKazuhiro MatsuedaTomoki InabaMasao YoshiokaTatsuya ToyokawaShouichi TanakaHiromitsu KanzakiSeiji KawanoYoshiro KawaharaYasuhiro ShirakawaHiroyuki Okadanull nullPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2020)
Compared with surgery, ESD does not compromise long-term outcomes. ESD alone or ESD with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy may be an option for the treatment of MM and SM1 ESCC.