Novel endoscopic treatment strategy for early esophageal cancer in cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices

Xu,Zheng‑Guo; Zhao,Yong‑Bing; Yu,Jin; Bai,Jian‑Ying; Liu,En; Tang,Bo; Yang,Shi‑Ming

doi:10.3892/ol.2019.10532

Novel endoscopic treatment strategy for early esophageal cancer in cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices

Authors:
- Zheng‑Guo Xu
- Yong‑Bing Zhao
- Jin Yu
- Jian‑Ying Bai
- En Liu
- Bo Tang
- Shi‑Ming Yang
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Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
Published online on: June 27, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10532
Pages: 2560-2567

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Abstract

The safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and radiofrequency ablation for early esophageal cancer (EEC) in cirrhotic patients has not been thoroughly investigated to date. The present study aimed to establish a standard treatment strategy for EEC in cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices. Six cirrhotic patients with early flat‑type EECs (high‑grade intraepithelial neoplasia) on or adjacent to esophageal varices were enrolled. Esophageal varix ligation (EVL) or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) were used for the initial management of esophageal varices. Follow‑up endoscopy was performed two months following the initial procedure. The mean longitudinal length of the lesions was 4.3 cm (range, 2‑6 cm). The average procedure time was 72.8 min (range, 34‑135 min) and the average longitudinal length of the resected specimens was 45.6 mm (range, 30‑90 mm). One case had a tumor‑positive lateral margin with lymphovascular infiltration. Both complete and curative resection rates were 80% (4/5 lesions). Large intraoperative bleeding was detected in patients undergoing EVL compared with TIPS prior to the ESD procedure. No severe complications or mortality‑associated events, including massive postoperative bleeding, perforation or hepatic failure, were observed. No recurrence and metastasis were observed during the follow‑up period. The current study suggested a novel treatment strategy for EECs complicated by esophageal varices in cirrhosis with good treatment results, no neoplastic progression and an acceptable adverse event profile.

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