Upper GI 2017

Endoscopic Ultrasound – T & N Staging

Multi centre analysis* • High frequency EUS (miniprobe) • Pre therapeutic uT and uN compared to pT/pN classification obtained from esophagectomy (n = 93) or EMR (n = 50)

• Accuracy

• T staging 60% & N Staging 74% • 78% stratified to appropriate therapeutic regime • 11% over-treatment & 11% under-treatment

*Meister, T., H. S. Heinzow, et al. (2013). Surg Endosc 27 (8): 2813-2819