Endoscopic ultrasound staging in gastric cancer: Does it help management decisions in the era of neoadjuvant treatment?

Asad Kutup; Yogesh Vashist; Stefan Groth; Eik Vettorazzi; Emre F. Yekebas; Nib Soehendra; Jakob R. Izbicki

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1308950

Endoscopic ultrasound staging in gastric cancer: Does it help management decisions in the era of neoadjuvant treatment?

Asad Kutup
Yogesh Vashist
Stefan Groth
Eik Vettorazzi
Emre F. Yekebas
Nib Soehendra
Jakob R. Izbicki

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Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery
Department for Interdisciplinary Endoscopy
Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology

Abstract

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has been shown to be the most accurate test for locoregional staging of upper gastrointestinal tumors; however, recent studies have questioned its accuracy level in daily clinical application. The present retrospective study analyzes the accuracy of EUS in guiding interdisciplinary treatment decisions.

Bibliographical data

Original language	English
Article number	6
ISSN	0013-726X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1308950
Publication status	Published - 06.2012