Open AccessUnderwater vs conventional endoscopic mucosal resection in treatment of colorectal polyps: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Dongqiong Ni,
Yingjie Lu,
Xi-Qiao Liu,
Lei Gao,
Xuan Huang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.4826
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic mucosal resection , cochrane library , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , confidence interval , relative risk , statistical significance , surgery , gastroenterology , resection
Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (UEMR) of colorectal lesions is emerging as an alternative method to conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR); however, it is still controversial whether there is a difference in the effectiveness between UEMR and EMR.