Detection of secondary upper gastrointestinal tract cancer during follow-up esophagogastroduodenoscopy after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Kosuke NakaneKeiichi FujiyaMasanori TerashimaTakanori KawabataYosuke MatsumotoSatoshi KamiyaMakoto HikageYutaka TanizawaHiroyuki OnoEtsuro Bando

Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2022)

Follow-up EGD can be a useful modality for detecting secondary upper gastrointestinal tract cancer, likely leading to curative treatment for secondary cancer. Focusing on patients presenting with risk factors may increase the value of follow-up EGD after gastrectomy.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
risk factors
squamous cell carcinoma
childhood cancer
rectal cancer
young adults
loop mediated isothermal amplification
sensitive detection