Surgical Considerations in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer
Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world and is a leading cause of cancer death. Surgical treatment remains the best treatment option for potential cure…
Gastric Cancer Chemoprevention
Chemoprevention may form the cornerstone in the management of gastric adenocarcinoma of the future. Helicobacter pylori eradication and aspirin and/or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy have emerged as front-runner chemotherapeutic agents…
Helicobacter pyloriin Gastric Carcinogenesis
Helicobacter pylori infection induces chronic inflammation and is the strongest known risk factor for gastric cancer. The genomes of H pylori are highly diverse and therefore bacterial virulence factors play…
Pathology of Gastric Cancer and Its Precursor Lesions
Gastric cancers are a histologically heterogenous group of neoplasms arising from unique epidemiologic and molecular backgrounds. There is accumulating evidence that the intestinal type of gastric adenocarcinoma develops through a…
Genetics/Genomics/Proteomics of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer can be caused by epithelial cadherin mutations for which genetic testing is available. Inherited cancer predisposition syndromes including Lynch, Li-Fraumeni, and Peutz-Jeghers syndromes, can be associated…
Gastric Cancer
Gastric cancer is one of the major malignancies in the world. This article summarizes the current understanding of the worldwide burden of this disease, its geographic variation, and temporal trends….
Gastric Cancer
This review provides a state of the art description of gastric cancer etiology, the infectious agent, host factors, the precancerous cascade, clinical aspects, and prevention strategies. The biology of Helicobacter…
New Platforms and Devices in Colonoscopy
Gastrointestinal endoscopy is a rapidly evolving field. Techniques in endoscopy continue to become more sophisticated, as do the devices and platforms, particularly in colonoscopy and endoscopic resection. This article reviews…
Complications of Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is a relatively invasive modality for the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal disease and for the prevention or early detection of colorectal neoplasia. Millions of colonoscopies are performed each…
Training and Teaching Innovations in Colonoscopy
Optimization of training and teaching methods in colonoscopy at all levels of experience is critical to ensure consistent high-quality procedures in practice. Competency in colonoscopy may not be achieved until…
