Efficacy of Endoscopic Management for Early Remnant Gastric Cancer: Is Completion Gastrectomy Truly Necessary in Cases with Marginally Noncurative Histopathologic Features?

Background For patients with early primary gastric cancer, endoscopic management has become a standard of care. However, its efficacy for early remnant gastric cancer (ERGC) remains controversial and an invasive surgical procedure remains the primary choice of treatment.