Background and Aim: Adequate mucosal elevation by submucosal injection is important for definitive en bloc resection and prevention of perforation during endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection was a safe and effective alternative to conventional ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Crockett and colleagues randomly assigned patients with large ( 20 mm) non-pedunculated polyps who underwent ...

Endoscopic removal of colonic adenomatous polyps is a commonly used technique that reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer. A research group at the National Cancer Center, Korea revealed that ...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of large colorectal adenomas resulted in a lower recurrence rate compared with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), but the more technically complex ESD had a ...

Large sessile colonic polyps can be managed safely and effectively by endoscopic mucosal resection, but previous attempts increase the risk of failure, according to a report in Gastroenterology. In a ...

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) are commonly used for the minimally invasive treatment of submucosal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract. To evaluate ...

This procedure can be used to treat abnormalities in the lining of the part of the small intestine near the stomach (the duodenum). A long camera (endoscope) is inserted through the mouth, oesophagus ...

The study was designed as a randomized controlled open trial, and was conducted at the Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.