The efficacy of the pocket-creation method for cases with severe fibrosis in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection

Background and study aims Severe fibrosis poses a challenge in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Recently, the pocket-creation method (PCM) has been developed for overcoming various difficulties of ESD. A specific tapered hood is used for adequate traction in the PCM, and endoscopic...

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Main Authors: Naohisa Yoshida, Yuji Naito, Ritsu Yasuda, Takaaki Murakami, Ryohei Hirose, Kiyoshi Ogiso, Yutaka Inada, Hideyuki Konishi, Rafiz Abdul Rani, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Eiichi Konishi, Masayoshi Nakanishi, Yoshito Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-08-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0593-5818