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Wide-field endoscopic mucosal resection of laterally spreading rectal tumors using a multiband ligation endoscopic mucosal resection technique
Advanced tissue resection techniques such as EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have been established as therapeutic options for the management of advanced mucosal neoplasia of the colon. EMR has been found to safely and effectively remove sessile or flat neoplasms confined to the superficial layers of the GI tract.1Treatment of neoplastic colonic lesions using the full-thickness resection device
Advanced adenomas and scarred lesions pose difficulties for the endoscopist because of the need for complete resection and accurate pathologic staging, which cannot be afforded by standard resection techniques. Endoscopic full-thickness resection, first described in Europe for treatment of early adenocarcinoma or scarred lesions in the colon, allows potentially curative en bloc resection in patients who may be at a high risk for surgery. We describe our endoscopic approach and histologic outcomes with use of a commercially available endoscopic full-thickness resection device (FTRD) (Ovesco Endoscopy, Tubingen, Germany).
