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내시경 점막하 박리술 · Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) · Surgery

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)

Using a gastroscope, the lesion is peeled off together with the mucosal layer from inside the stomach and removed, with no incision on the body surface and the whole stomach kept. Used for early stomach cancer and gastric adenoma that meet the criteria.

AdvantagesLimitations
No incision on the body surface; The whole stomach is kept, with little effect on eating afterwards; Quick recoveryOnly suitable for early lesions whose extent, depth and pathology type all qualify; If the pathology of the removed tissue shows the lesion went beyond the indications, additional surgery is needed

Used for

Stomach cancer

Offered at

Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea University Anam Hospital, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul National University Hospital