KMID : 0931320130130040224
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Is Abdominal Computed Tomography Mandatory in Long-term Follow-up of Early Gastric Cancer after Successful Endoscopic Resection?
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Park Hyung-Wook
Kang Bong-Ku Kim Byung-Wook Kim Joon-Sung Lim Chul-Hyun Kim Jin-Il
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to verify the necessity of follow-up abdominal CT after curative resection of early gas-tric cancer (EGC).
Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed in three institutes of the Catholic University of Korea (Incheon St. Mary¡¯s Hospital, Yeouido St. Mary¡¯s Hospital, and Seoul St. Mary¡¯s Hospital). Inclusion criteria were as follows; patients who un-derwent curative endoscopic resection of EGC from 2003 to 2006; curative resection and recurrence was confirmed histopathologi-cally; abdominal CT was performed at the time of endoscopic resection and 5 years after the treatment.
Results: Two hundred and forty three patients were reviewed and 36 patients were compatible with the inclusion criteria. Additional endoscopic submucosal dissection was performed in 8 patients due to metachronous recurrence during the follow up period; surgery was performed in 2 patients due to other intra-abdominal organ malignancy; no specific events occurred in 26 patients. All the recur-rences were found on gastroscopy and not on abdominal CT.
Conclusions: Follow-up abdominal CT after curative endoscopic resection of EGC has limited value to find metachronous recurrence. However, it can detect other intra-abdominal malignancies
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KEYWORD
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Early gastric cancer, Endoscopic resection, Computed tomography
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