Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 6 , Pages 920-926 , May 2010

Appropriate indications for endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer according to tumor size and histologic type

Received 30 June 2009 ,Accepted 3 December 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.12.005

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