Development of Mucoadhesive Chitosan Derivatives for Use as Submucosal Injections

Development of Mucoadhesive Chitosan Derivatives for Use as Submucosal Injections

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have been used for surgical treatment of early gastric cancer. These endoscopic techniques require proper submucosal injections beneath the tumor to provide a sufficiently high submucosal fluid cushion (SFC) to facilitate...

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Main Authors: Hidemi Hattori, Masayuki Ishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
chitosan derivatives
mucoadhesive
mucopolysaccharide
endoscopic submucosal dissection
endoscopic mucosal resection
submucosal injection
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/4/410

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