Comparison of efficacy and safety between endoscopic and laparoscopic resections in the treatment of gastric stromal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are still clinical controversy on the efficacy and safety of endoscopic resection (ER) and laparoscopic resection (LR) in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). The present study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ER in the treatment of GISTs by comparing the relative outcomes of ER to LR.

Methods

PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched. Data were retrieved from January 2010 to January 2020 and subjected to a meta-analysis based on the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of ER and LR. The intervention arm was treated by LR while the comparator arm was treated by ER. Relevant literature was selected based on the inclusion criteria, data was extracted, and quality evaluation of the included literatu

SUBMITTER: Wang YQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature