Treatment of neoplastic colonic lesions using the full-thickness resection device.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

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).

Methods

We report our experience using the FTRD for advanced polyps in patients referred to our tertiary care center. Three patients were

SUBMITTER: Shafqet MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6835066 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature