Prediction and Treatment of Difficult Cases in Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Purpose. The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of difficult cases and the learning curve in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Methods. We studied 518 colorectal tumors treated by ESD. Patients were divided into 2 groups such as the difficult ESD group and non-diff...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Inada, Naohisa Yoshida, Munehiro Kugai, Kazuhiro Kamada, Kazuhiro Katada, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Osamu Handa, Tomohisa Takagi, Hideyuki Konishi, Nobuaki Yagi, Yuji Naito, Naoki Wakabayashi, Akio Yanagisawa, Yoshito Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/523084