The safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for treating early oesophageal carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oesophageal carcinoma is the sixth most lethal cancer in the world. At present, the choice of specific surgical methods is controversial. This study compares the safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection in treating early oesophageal carcinoma.

Methods

We carried out a search of online databases including the Web of Science, PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library with no language restrictions. The inclusion criteria were patients with early oesophageal carcinoma who accepted the treatment of endoscopic submucosal dissection compared with endoscopic mucosal resection.

Findings

A total of 1,462 patients with 1,650 lesions from nine studies were included in the meta-analysis. When compared with the endoscopic m

SUBMITTER: Wang HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591627 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature