Technical feasibility of line-assisted complete closure technique for large mucosal defects after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection

Background and study aims Complete closure of large mucosal defects after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (C-ESD) is considered impossible in most cases because of the limited width of the open clip. We therefore invented a simple closure technique using clip-and-line, named “line-assist...

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Main Authors: Minoru Kato, Yoji Takeuchi, Yasushi Yamasaki, Masamichi Arao, Sho Suzuki, Taro Iwatsubo, Kenta Hamada, Yusuke Tonai, Satoki Shichijo, Noriko Matsuura, Hiroko Nakahira, Takashi Kanesaka, Tomofumi Akasaka, Noboru Hanaoka, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-01-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-121002