Pharyngeal endoscopic submucosal dissection: detection, technique, and considerations for Western adoption

Post written by Robert Bechara, MD, FRCPC, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan. Our review focuses on pharyngeal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for superficial pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. When these cancers are detected early and selected …

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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 …

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