Clinical Application of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Malignant Gastrointestinal Tumors and Precursors—2nd Edition
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2026 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editors
Interests: endoscopy; hepatology; gastroenterology; inflammatory bowel disease; biliary tract diseases; liver diseases
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Interests: surgical oncology; pancreas, liver; bile; upper GI; surgical infection
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to launch the second edition of this Special Issue following the success of the first edition, which can be accessed here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/special_issues/F91WQ8GJ5O.
Advanced healthcare systems support systematic screening programs for the diagnosis of premalignant and early malignant lesions. To ensure maximum benefits for patients, these findings should be obtained using minimally invasive techniques. This not only improves prognosis but also contributes to anatomical and functional organ preservation.
Within the gastrointestinal tract, the most advanced endoscopic technique for achieving these goals is endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Alternatives include endoscopic mucosal resection and snare polypectomy, as well as hybrids incorporating other endoscopic interventions and laparoscopic surgical access. Depending on the results of pretherapeutic staging, more invasive options, such as surgical resection, radiation, or systemic medical therapies, may be the preferred choice. This underscores the critical importance of the staging process.
In this Special Issue, we will share original data on advanced endoscopic imaging and staging, along with applications of ESD in the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and colorectum. Reviews on ESD, highlighting its advantages and drawbacks within the therapeutic network, will complement this virtual collection of articles.
We warmly invite researchers to contribute to our project, and we encourage readers to peruse the insights shared in this collection.
Prof. Dr. Rainer Schöfl
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Függer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- endoscopy
- endoscopic submucosal dissection
- endoscopic surgery
- laparoscopic surgery
- minimally invasive surgery
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