Novel strategy of endoscopic submucosal dissection using an insulation-tipped knife for early gastric cancer: near-side approach method

Background and study aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using insulation-tipped knives (IT knives) to treat gastric lesions located on the greater curvature of the gastric body remains technically challenging because of the associated bleeding, control of which can be difficult and time co...

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Main Authors: Genki Mori, Satoru Nonaka, Ichiro Oda, Seiichiro Abe, Haruhisa Suzuki, Shigetaka Yoshinaga, Takeshi Nakajima, Yutaka Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-09-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1392567