Post written by Masami Omae, MD, from the Division of Medicine, Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. We report a case of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a new off-the-shelf traction device that is easy to deploy and enables easier access to the submucosa during ESD. Several devices …
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Post written by Tatsuma Nomura, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Mie Prefectural Shima Hospital, Shima, and the Department of Gastroenterology, Ise Red Cross Hospital, Ise, Mie, Japan. We describe a novel technique for overcoming severe fibrosis encountered during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a calibrated, small-caliber tip, transparent hood (CAST hood) with Pocket-creation method …
Post written by Seiichiro Abe, MD, from the Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. A 80-year-old male underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for a circumferential esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, 70 mm in size, involving the middle and lower esophagus. Using a dual knife and IT knife nano, a semi-circumferential mucosal incision was made …
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