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Sep 2026
Impact of time from diagnosis to endoscopic resection on clinical outcomes in early gastric cancer
Abstract Background Whether a preoperative waiting period before endoscopic resection (ER) adversely affects early gastric cancer (EGC) outcomes remains unclear. This retrospective cohort evaluated whether delays up to 180 days impair oncological and pathological outcomes. Methods We enrolled 1646 consecutive EGC patie...
Mei-Qian Wang, Fei-Fei Zhou, Yi-Ru Chen et al.
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