ID: 3521319 COMPARISON OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY FOR ENDOSCOPIC AND SURGICAL RESECTION OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS IN THE STOMACH: US EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTER.

Niranjani Venkateswaran,Venkata Subhash Gorrepati,Hadie Razjouyan,Francesca Ruggiero,Mathew Abraham

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2021.03.404

ID: 3521319 COMPARISON OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY FOR ENDOSCOPIC AND SURGICAL RESECTION OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS IN THE STOMACH: US EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTER.

Niranjani Venkateswaran, Venkata Subhash Gorrepati + Show 3 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2021.03.404

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Journal: Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Publication Date: May 26, 2021

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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) are subepithelial lesions and the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. In recent years, some centers have reported endoscopic resection of small gastric GISTs. However, no studies within the United States have compared the clinical outcomes between endoscopic and (conventional) surgical resection of these tumors. Our study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of small gastric GISTs (≤ 5cm) resected by both these methods at our institution.

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