Local recurrence risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma due to intralesional damage during endoscopic submucosal dissection.
Tatsunori MinamideNoboru KawataYuki MaedaMasao YoshidaYoichi YamamotoHiroshi AshizawaKazunori TakadaYoshihiro KishidaSayo ItoKenichiro ImaiKinichi HottaJunya SatoHirotoshi IshiwatariHiroyuki MatsubayashiTakashi SuginoHiroyuki OnoPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2023)
The impact of intralesional damage during ESD for ESCC on local recurrence might be negligible. Follow-up without additional treatment may be acceptable even if intralesional damage occurs and results in VM1/VMX after ESD for pT1a ESCCs.