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Original Article

Endoscopic predictive factors associated with local recurrence after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

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Pages 1000-1007 | Received 30 Apr 2018, Accepted 29 May 2018, Published online: 16 Jul 2018
 

Abstract

Objective: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been accepted as the treatment of choice for gastric epithelial neoplasia. Endoscopic characteristics of the primary lesion and post-ESD scars may be informative to predict the possibility of local recurrence.

Methods: Between November 2008 and July 2015, a retrospective study was conducted in a single-tertiary referral hospital. Consecutive patients who underwent ESD for early gastric cancer (EGC) or high-grade dysplasia were analyzed to evaluate the incidence of local recurrence and associated endoscopic characteristics.

Results: A total of 639 lesions were analyzed. The rates of en-bloc and complete resection were 98.1% and 95.5%, respectively. A total of 15 local recurrent lesions were found (2.3%). The endoscopic findings of primary lesions associated with local recurrence were a lesion size ≥20 mm (odds ratio, OR, 4.408; 95% confidence interval, CI, 1.369–14.186, p = .013) and incomplete endoscopic resection (OR 17.059, 95% CI 4.887–59.551, p < .001). During follow-up endoscopic examinations, atypical scar findings (non-flat morphology, erythematous color change and uneven surface pattern) were significant endoscopic findings to predict local recurrence. Local recurrence was absent for ESD scars with even-flat morphology without erythema.

Conclusion: Lesions with larger size (≥ 20 mm) and incompletely resected lesions had higher risk of local recurrence. Endoscopic forceps biopsy is unnecessary for even-flat ESD scar without erythematous changes.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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