Post written by Jun Arimoto, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Omori Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. In this study, we evaluate the safety and efficacy of colorectal ESD using the SOUTEN snare. Although the SOUTEN snare was introduced for hybrid ESD, hybrid ESD involves partial submucosal dissection. So, we thought that “SOUTEN-ESD,” mean …
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial pharyngeal carcinoma using transnasal endoscope
Post written by Daisuke Kikuchi, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. During endoscopic procedures, it is a great advantage that the diameter of the endoscope is small. It is possible to enter a narrow space, and it is also possible to approach a lesion that cannot be approached by the …
Triple-loop clip for the traction-assisted colorectal ESD
Post written by Shuichi Miyamoto, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, and the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. Recently, the effectiveness of traction-assisted ESD has been reported, and there are various devices for applying countertraction. These …
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Hemostatic forceps used as a scissor-type knife in combination with the transanal-traction method for assisted ESD in the area of the dentate line
Post written by Felipe Ramos-Zabala, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, HM Montepríncipe University Hospital, HM Hospitales Group, and the Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain. In this video case report, we present a patient who was diagnosed with a subtle Paris 0-IIb …
Circumferential ESD for the treatment of ultra-short-segment Barrett’s adenocarcinoma with multifocal dysplasia
Post written by Fabian Emura, MD, PhD, FASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, and the Advanced GI Endoscopy, EmuraCenter LatinoAmerica, Bogotá DC, Colombia. The procedure initiated from the esophagus in direct view and continued from the stomach in the retroflexion view using the IT-Knife2. A small perforation occurred when the …
Salvage circumferential ESD for refractory dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus
Post written by Robert Bechara, MD, from the Queens University, Kingston Health Sciences Center, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. A 64-year-old woman with a complex Barrett’s history was referred to our esophageal center. Her treatment history included endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) with M3 intramucosal carcinoma and incomplete response to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the remaining Barrett’s, as …
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Water-pocket endoscopic submucosal dissection of an early esophageal adenocarcinoma in a patient with portal hypertension and varices
Post written by Lovekirat Dhaliwal, MBBS, and Prasad G. Iyer, MD MSc, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. A 65-year-old man with alcohol-related liver disease and COPD was recently diagnosed with esophageal adenocarcinoma on a background of varices. EUS demonstrated a 2-cm hypoechoic mass invading into deep mucosa. PET-CT scan …
Steroid injection and polyglycolic acid shielding to prevent stricture after esophageal ESD
Post written by Yoshiki Sakaguchi, MD, PhD, and Yosuke Tsuji, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Postoperative stricture is a severe adverse event, which frequently occurs after resection of over 3/4 the circumference of the esophagus and may require treatment over a long period …
A recurrent lesion with severe fibrosis of colorectal ESD using the combination of pocket-creation method and traction device
Post written by Naohisa Yoshida, MD, PhD, from the Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is spreading in the world, but there are still several problems such as poor manipulation, breathing movement, severe fibrosis, and long procedure time. …
Successful resection of a giant pedunculated pharyngeal liposarcoma by ESD with countertraction using grasping forceps
Post written by Hayato Yamaguchi, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Our video case describes successful resection of a giant pedunculated pharyngeal liposarcoma in the esophagus by endoscopic submucosal dissection using grasping forceps. Hypopharyngeal and esophageal liposarcomas are very rare, and these tumors are mainly diagnosed as …