SHORT‐TERM OUTCOMES OF ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION (ESD) FOR EARLY GASTRIC NEOPLASM: MULTICENTER SURVEY BY OSAKA UNIVERSITY ESD STUDY GROUP

Abstract

The incidence of pneumonia, but not perforation and bleeding, after ESD, is high in older patients (≥75years). Special care should be taken with older patients undergoing ESD to minimize the risk of postoperative pneumonia.