Impact of endoscopic surveillance on mortality of metachronous esophageal and head and neck cancer after esophageal endoscopic resection.
Katsunori MatsuedaRyu IshiharaToshitaka MorishimaYuki OkuboYushi KawakamiHirohisa SakuraiTakahiko NakamuraYasuhiro TaniMuneaki MiyakeSatoki ShichijoAkira MaekawaTakashi KanesakaSachiko YamamotoToshio UraokaKoji HigashinoNoriya UedoTomoki MichidaTakashi MatsunagaYuko OhnoTomotaka SobueIsao MiyashiroPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
The incidences of metachronous EC and HNC increase with time over 5 years after esophageal ER; therefore, surveillance endoscopy should be continued over 5 years. Endoscopic surveillance is useful for survivors after esophageal ER given the high incidence and extremely low mortality of metachronous EC and HNC.