Comparison of endoscopic submucosal dissection versus surgery for early gastric cancer in the elderly: a pooled analysis

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was a difference in overall survival (OS) between elderly patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and those who underwent surgery. Methods Four databases including PubMed, Em...

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Main Authors: Fei Liu, Ze-Lin Wen, Xu-Rui Liu, Zi-Wei Li, Quan Lv, Wei Zhang, Dong Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-023-03167-7