Pathology and cost effectiveness of endoscopy surveillance for premalignant gastric lesions

Pathology and cost effectiveness of endoscopy surveillance for premalignant gastric lesions

[...]this study demonstrates that, in the secondary prevention of gastric malignancy, the "once in a lifetime" strategy (suggested for colorectal cancer) is not cost effective while repeated endoscopies (in selected patients) seem most appropriate. [...]are there "special" requir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gut 2003-03, Vol.52 (3), p.453-454
Hauptverfasser: Rugge, M, Cassaro, M, Pennelli, G, Russo, V M, Di Mario, F, Farinati, F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biopsy
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Disease prevention
Endoscopy
Gastric cancer
Gastroscopy
Humans
Letter
Pathology
Population Surveillance
Precancerous Conditions - diagnosis
premalignant gastric lesions
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis
Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:[...]this study demonstrates that, in the secondary prevention of gastric malignancy, the "once in a lifetime" strategy (suggested for colorectal cancer) is not cost effective while repeated endoscopies (in selected patients) seem most appropriate. [...]are there "special" requirements (that is, a protocol of gastric biopsy sampling) to be satisfied when carrying out the upper endoscopy procedure?
ISSN:0017-5749
1468-3288
DOI:10.1136/gut.52.3.453