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Successful endoscopic submucosal dissection for a tumor located completely within a colonic diverticulum after inversion of the diverticulum using a traction device
Successful endoscopic submucosal dissection for a tumor completely located within a colonic diverticulum after inversion of the diverticulum using a traction device. After reconfirming that the diverticulum could be inverted into the lumen with forceps, the first endoclip grasping a ring-thread made of dental floss was fixed on the mucosa in the diverticulum. Immediately afterward, a second endoclip was used to grasp the ring-thread and fix it to the opposite colonic wall. By insufflating with air, the lesion within the inverted diverticulum was pulled out of the diverticulum into the colonic lumen, establishing a good field of view for dissection. After local injection of hyaluronic acid, a circumferential incision and dissection were performed using a DualKnife, and the lesion was promptly removed en bloc. The wound was completely closed with endoclips, along with the diverticulum. The total procedure time was 10 minutes, and there were no adverse events.
A 59-year-old man was diagnosed as having a flat-elevated tumor measuring 10 mm in diameter in the colon; the tumor was completely located within a colonic diverticulum in the hepatic flexure (Fig. 1A to C). Based on endoscopic evaluation, we determined there was a good chance of obtaining curative resection by endoscopic means. In addition, because we made it possible to invert the diverticulum into the colonic lumen by traction with forceps, we scheduled endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a traction device with the patient under general anesthesia (Fig. 1D).
Figure 1A, Colonoscopy revealed multiple diverticula in the hepatic flexure. B and C, The flat-elevated tumor located completely within the diverticulum. D, By using forceps for traction, the diverticulum containing the tumor could be completely inverted into the colonic lumen, clearly exposing the lesion.
The entire procedure is presented in Video 1 (available online at www.giejournal.org). After reconfirming that the diverticulum could be inverted into the lumen with forceps, the first endoclip, grasping a ring-thread made of dental floss,
was fixed on the mucosa in the diverticulum. Immediately afterward, a second endoclip was used to grasp the ring-thread and fix it to the opposite colonic wall. By insufflating with air, the lesion within the inverted diverticulum was pulled out of the diverticulum into the colonic lumen, establishing a good field of view for dissection (Fig. 2A). After local injection of hyaluronic acid, a circumferential incision and dissection were performed using a DualKnife (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan), and the lesion was promptly removed en bloc (Fig. 2B, C, and E). The wound was completely closed with endoclips, along with the diverticulum (Fig. 2D). The total procedure time was 10 minutes, and there were no adverse events. The patient was discharged 4 days after ESD, and there were no adverse events during the first 1 to 2 months as well. Histologic examination of the resected lesion revealed a low-grade adenoma, and curative resection had been achieved (Fig. 2F).
Figure 2A, The tumor within the diverticulum was exposed by inverting the diverticulum containing the lesion into the colonic lumen using ring-thread traction. B, The inverted tumor was resected using a DualKnife. C, The wound after endoscopic submucosal dissection. D, The wound was completely closed with endoclips, along with the diverticulum. E, Resected specimen; en bloc resection was achieved. F, Histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of low-grade adenoma.
Safely performing ESD for lesions involving a diverticulum is technically very challenging, not least because of the high risk of perforation owing to the absence of a muscle layer in a diverticulum.
In addition, it is difficult to recognize the dissection line in the deeper parts of a diverticulum, which often results in incomplete resection. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve en bloc resection of a lesion involving a colonic diverticulum by ESD without adverse events, unless performed by very highly skilled endoscopists; therefore, until recently, surgical treatment was the most commonly adopted treatment strategy for these lesions, even if the lesions would otherwise have been expected to be resectable endoscopically. However, in the present case, we used the traction technique first to invert the diverticulum into the colonic lumen, which allowed a good field of view to be established for easy recognition of the dissection line. As a result, it was possible to remove even this lesion that was completely located within a diverticulum rapidly and safely.
Although there are some reports of ESD using a traction technique that was useful for these lesions, all were used during dissection.
Counter-traction using clips and rubber banding for endoscopic submucosal dissection of a laterally spreading tumor involving a diverticulum in the colon.
This is the first case in which ESD was performed after inversion of the entire diverticulum into the lumen using the traction technique.
As an alternative endoscopic treatment method, full-thickness resection using the Full-Thickness Resection Device (Ovesco Endoscopy GmbH, Tübingen, Germany) seems to be an effective option for the treatment of small lesions involving a diverticulum.
However, this method is not only limited by the size of the lesion, but also by the risk of perforation associated with the use of the Full-Thickness Resection Device in patients with a diverticulum. In this regard, our technique is not only unlimited by the size of the lesion, it is also simple to use.
By first using a traction device to invert the diverticulum containing the lesion into the colonic lumen, the tumor completely located within the diverticula, for which endoscopic treatment is technically challenging, was successfully resected by ESD.
Successful endoscopic submucosal dissection for a tumor completely located within a colonic diverticulum after inversion of the diverticulum using a traction device.
After reconfirming that the diverticulum could be inverted into the lumen with forceps, the first endoclip grasping a ring-thread made of dental floss was fixed on the mucosa in the diverticulum. Immediately afterward, a second endoclip was used to grasp the ring-thread and fix it to the opposite colonic wall. By insufflating with air, the lesion within the inverted diverticulum was pulled out of the diverticulum into the colonic lumen, establishing a good field of view for dissection. After local injection of hyaluronic acid, a circumferential incision and dissection were performed using a DualKnife, and the lesion was promptly removed en bloc. The wound was completely closed with endoclips, along with the diverticulum. The total procedure time was 10 minutes, and there were no adverse events.
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Novel effective and repeatedly available ring-thread counter traction for safer colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection.
Counter-traction using clips and rubber banding for endoscopic submucosal dissection of a laterally spreading tumor involving a diverticulum in the colon.
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