Argon plasma coagulation for the treatment of early gastric cancer

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 60, 2004, Pages 1658-1661

  Murakami, Masato ^a   Nishino, Keiitirou ^a   Inoue, Ai ^a   Takaoka, Youko ^a   Iwamasa, Kikue ^a   Murakami, Bonpei ^a   Tanabe, Satoshi ^b  

^a Murakami Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Early gastric cancer; Endoscopic therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGON; CARCINOMA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6344233175     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Tada M, Murata M, Murakami F, et al: Development of the strip-off biopsy. Gastroenterol Endosc 1984; 26:833-839. (In Japanese with English abstract)
2. Hiki Y, Shimao J, Yamao Y, et al: The concepts, procedures, and problems related in endoscopic laser therapy of early gastric cancer. Surg Endosc 1989; 3:1-6.
3. Farin Q Grund KE: Technology of argon plasma coagulation with particular regard to endoscopic application. Endosc Surg 1994; 2:71-77.
4. Japanese Society for Gastric Cancer: Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma. 1st Edition. Tokyo: Kanehara, 1995.
5. Fukutomi H, Sakita T: Analysis of early gastric cancer cases collected from major hospitals and institutes in Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1984; 14:169-179.
6. Baba H, Maehara Y, Okuyama T, et al: Lymph node metastasis and macroscopic features in early gastric cancer. Hepatogastroenterology 1994; 41:380-388.
7. Haruma K, Sumii K, Inoue K, et al: Endoscopic therapy in patients with inoperable early gastric cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 1990; 85:522-526.
8. Sano T, Kobori O, Muto T: Lymph node metastasis from early gastric cancer: endoscopic resection of tumors. Br J Surg 1992; 79:241-244.
9. Tada M, Murakami A, Karita M, et al: Endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer. Endoscopy 1993; 25:445-450.
10. Fujiwara Y, Arakawa T, Fukuda T, et al: Diagnosis of borderline adenomas of the stomach by endoscopic mucosal resection. Endoscopy 1996; 28:425-430.
11. Amano Y, Ishihara S, Amano K, et al: An assessment of local curability of endoscopic surgery in early gastric cancer without satisfaction of current therapeutic indications. Endoscopy 1998; 30:548-552.
12. Motoo Y, Okai T, Songur Y, et al: Endoscopic therapy for early gastric cancer: utility of endosonography and evaluation of prognosis. J Clin Gastroenterol 1995; 21:17-23.
13. Ohkuwa M, Hosokawa K, Boku N, et al: New endoscopic treatment for intramucosal gastric tumors using an insulated-tip diathermic knife. Endoscopy 2001; 33:221-226.
14. Takemoto T: Laser therapy of early gastric carcinoma. Endoscopy 1986; 18:32-36.
15. Yasuda K, Mizuma Y, Nakajima M, et al: Endoscopic laser treatment for early gastric cancer. Endoscopy 1993; 25:451-454.
16. Shimao H, Morise M, Tsutsumi O, et al: Outcome of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and laser irradiation for residual tumor after EMR in early gastric cancer. Acta Endoscopia 1998; 28:139-145.
17. Grund KE, Straum T, Farin G: Clinical application of argon plasma coagulation in flexible endoscopy. Endoscopia Digestiva 1998; 10:1543-1554.
18. Mathus-Vliegen EM, Tytgat GN: Analysis of failures and complications of neodymium: YAG laser photocoagulation in gastrointestinal tract tumors. A retrospective survey of 18 years experience. Endoscopy 1990; 20:17-23.
19. Sagawa T, Takayama T, Oku T, et al: Argon plasma coagulation for successful treatment of early gastric cancer with intramucosal invasion. Gut 2003; 52:334-339.
20. Sessler MJ, Becker HD, Flesch I, et al: Therapeutic effect of argon plasma coagulation on small malignant gastrointestinal tumors. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1995; 121:235-238.
21. Wahab PJ, Mulder CJ, den Hartog C, et al: Argon plasma coagulation in flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy: pilot Experiences. Endoscopy 1997; 29:176-181.