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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for colonic lesions: Why and how should we do it?
Author(s) -
LAI Larry H,
CHAN Francis KL
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1751-2980
pISSN - 1751-2972
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2011.00516.x
Subject(s) - endoscopic submucosal dissection , medicine , submucosa , incidence (geometry) , colorectal cancer , general surgery , dissection (medical) , standardization , radiology , surgery , cancer , physics , optics , political science , law
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a safe and effective alternative to surgery for large non‐polypoid colonic lesions and early colorectal carcinoma. In this article, we discuss the development, efficacy and safety of ESD. As the incidence of colorectal cancer is rapidly increasing in Asia, we advocate standardization of ESD program, including patient selection, hardware prerequisites, and training of operators.