Hidenori Tanaka, Shiro Oka, Akiko Shiotani, Mitsushige Sugimoto, Hidekazu Suzuki, Yuji Naito, Osamu Handa, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Shin Fukudo, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Satoshi Motoya, Naohisa Yahagi, Satoru Yamaguchi, Francis K L Chan, Sun-Young Lee, Baiwen Li, Tiing Leong Ang, Murdani Abdullah, Maria Carla Tablante, Varayu Prachayakul, Shinji Tanaka
INTRODUCTION: Diagnostic and therapeutic methods for colorectal cancer (CRC) have advanced; however, they may be inaccessible worldwide, and their widespread use is challenging. This questionnaire survey investigates the current status of diagnosis and treatment of early-stage CRC in Asian countries. METHODS: Responses to the questionnaire were obtained from 213 doctors at different institutions in 8 countries and regions. The questionnaire consisted of 39 questions on the following four topics: noninvasive diagnosis other than endoscopy (6 questions), diagnosis by magnification and image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) including artificial intelligence (AI) (10 questions), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), proper use among other therapeutic methods (11 questions), and pathologic diagnosis and surveillance (12 questions)...
2024: Digestion