A multicenter retrospective study evaluated the benefits of repeating esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) at specialized esophagogastric cancer (EGC) centers in Denmark before gastric and esophageal cancer surgery. Among 953 patients who underwent both initial EGD and EGD at referral to a specialized center, 644 cases (68%) lacked sufficient preoperative tumor information from the initial EGD, and 113 cases (12%) required significant changes in surgical strategy based on the specialized EGD findings. The results indicate that repeated EGD at a specialized center can improve surgical planning for gastroesophageal cancer.
Journal Article by Christensen AK, Egeland C (…) Achiam MP et 6 al. in Scand J Surg