Recent Advances and Challenges in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in endoscopic devices have facilitated the diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers. Once thought to have poor prognoses, it is now possible to diagnose esophageal and pancreatic cancers in their early stages. However, the number of early stage cancers detected is still low, and there is a need for innovative developments and methods to overcome this issue. This is an extremely important matter as it will eventually contribute to improving the prognosis of the disease as a whole. 

In this Special Issue, we welcome abstracts on endoscopic approaches with a particular focus on the diagnosis of early stage and superficial cancers, including IEE, AI-assisted techniques, EUS, ERCP, and endoscopic diagnostics combined with CT or MRI. We also welcome reports analyzing the risk factors involved in carcinogenesis, with an emphasis on cancer diagnoses.

We hope, in particular, that many clinicians will contribute to this Special Issue and find it useful in their daily practice.

Dr. Toshiro Iizuka
Guest Editor

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• diagnosis at an early stage
• endoscopy
• precancerous lesion