BACKGROUND Thermal damage may lead to inflammation of the peeled mucosal surface during endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD).AIM To determine the effect of Joule heat on the onset of post-ESD electrocoagulation syndr...
The study was reviewed and approved by the Nippon Medical School,Graduate School of Medicine Institutional Review Board(Approval No.30-02-1077).
BACKGROUND Tumor size impacts the technical difficulty and histological curability of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD);however,the preoperative evaluation of tumor size is often different from histolog...
Endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)procedure has a longer procedure time and higher perforation rate than endoscopic mucosal resection owing to technical complications,including a poor field of vision and inadequate...
BACKGROUND The introduction of minimal invasive principles in colorectal surgery was a major breakthrough,resulting in multiple clinical benefits,at the cost,though,of a notably steep learning process.The development ...
BACKGROUND Colon capsule endoscopy(CCE),which became clinically applicable in 2006,is a simple and noninvasive procedure to evaluate colonic diseases;the accuracy of second-generation CCE,introduced in 2009,has dramat...
Many advanced age patients who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer are often not offered surgical treatment due to presumed high risks of the procedure.While there is data to support surgical treatment of colorectal ...
Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD) is considered one of the most challenging endoscopic procedures for novice endoscopists. When compared with the stomach, the colon and rectum have a narrower tubular lu...
Supported by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas
According to the American Cancer Society and Colorectal Cancer Statistics 2017,colorectal cancer(CRC) is one of the most common malignancies in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death in the wor...
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease(commonly known as IBD) have a greater risk of colorectal cancer than the general population. Therefore, they are included in special programs for screening and followup. Chromo...
AIM To assess the utility of modified Sano′s(MS) vs thenarrow band imaging international colorectal endoscopic(NICE) classification in differentiating colorectal polyps.METHODS Patients undergoing colonoscopy between...