Chromoendoscopy for early diagnosis of gastric cancer

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2006

Authors

Mario Dinis Ribeiro (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Vol. 18

Pages: 831-838

ISSN: 0954-691X

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-J3E

DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200608000-00005

Abstract (EN): Early diagnosis represents the most important measure to decrease gastric cancer mortality. Endoscopists should be trained to perform standardized extremely rigorous observation with a low threshold of suspicion for neoplasia. Together with recent interest in new imaging techniques such as magnification, chromoendoscopy should be considered to represent a simple, safe and inexpensive technique that may be useful in identifying premalignant conditions and minute cancerous lesions, estimating their superficial extent and determining the histological type and submucosal invasion.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8