Treatment of superficial stomach cancer by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) - INAHTA Brief
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Health technology assessment -
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Dec 21 2018
The aim of this report is to assess the efficacy and safety of the endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) technique for the treatment of superficial stomach cancer presenting a low risk of node involvement, by comparison to surgery (gastrectomy) and mucosectomy (or endoscopic mucosal resection, EMR) , in order to conclude on the appropriateness of its public funding