Table 3: Efficacy and long-term outcome of ESDa for ECGb in different indications.

 

Fan et al. (2021) [17]

Probst et al. (2017) [28]

 

AI c

EI d

BEI e

AI c

EI d

BEI e

Follow-up period Median (mo.)

58.1

 

51

56

36

No. of patients

265

137

93

53

84

27

En bloc resection. %

100.0

100.0

93.0

98.4

89.0

89.7

Curative resection. %

98.5

97.8

0

90.2

73.6

0

Local recurrence %

0.4

0

0

0

4.8

11.1

Metastatic recurrence %

2.5

0.8

0

0

1.2

11.1

Metachronous lesion %

0.4

0

2.3

15.1

7.1

7.4

aESD: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection; bECG: Early Gastric Cancer; cAI: Absolute Indication; dEI: Expanded Indication; eBEI: Beyond the Expanded Indication.