ASGE has developed the first guideline in North America for the procedure endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).
Led by immediate past Chair Bashar J. Qumseya, MD, MPH, FASGE, the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee considered such factors as patient values, costs and feasibility for treatment of early cancers in the upper gastrointestinal tract in the evidence-based recommendations to be published in the September 2023 issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE), ASGE’s premier, monthly, peer-reviewed research journal.
“Having a quality guideline such as this will be a valued clinical resource to the endoscopy community as ESD becomes an alternative to either endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or surgery in the United States for the management of select lesions in the GI tract,” said ASGE President, Jennifer Christie, MD, FASGE.