Impact of the Charlson Comorbidity Index on the treatment strategy and survival in elderly patients after non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective study.
Keiichiro NakajoSeiichiro AbeIchiro OdaRyu IshiharaMasaki TanakaToshiyuki YoshioChikatoshi KatadaTomonori YanoPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology (2019)
A follow-up strategy without additional treatment after ESD for ESCC may be acceptable in high-risk elderly patients, especially for CCI ≥ 2.