Incidence and impact of scheduled endoscopic surveillance on recurrence after curative endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer

Background and Aims The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of recurrent lesions after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and to determine whether scheduled endoscopic surveillance might control their development and treatment. Methods We reviewed the clinical data of patients who underwent gastric ESD between March 2007 and April 2014. Results A total of 1347 patients who underwent curative ESD for early gastric cancer that met...