1 Nov 2021Article
The clinical outcome of the endoscopic submucosal dissection of colonic polyps larger than 20 mm. A single medical study
Xiaopeng Wang 1Qingqing Meng 2Haihong Cui 1Jinghua Wang 3Rui Qin 1Rongjie Jia 1Haibin Qiao 1Zhenhua Zhang 1
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1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The 305 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
2 Health care office of service bureau of Agency for Offices Administration, Central Military Commission, Beijing, China
3 Department of Anesthesiology, The 305 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2021, 92(6), 660-664;
Published: 1 Nov 2021
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of colonic polyps larger than 20 mm. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between March 2017 and July 2019, a gastro-entero endoscopist team resected 24 large colorectal polyps measuring 2035 mm in diameter using the ESD technique. After the injection of a mixture of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose with dilute epinephrine and methylene blue into the submucosal layer, a circumferential incision was performed using an electrosurgical knife. RESULTS: A total of 24 colorectal polyps (≥20 mm) from 20 patients were evaluated. The mean age of the patients was 60 years; 16 patients were men and 4 patients were women. The mean polyp size removed by colorectal ESD was 35.3 mm (range 20.070.1 mm), and all 24 polyps were larger than 2 cm (100%). There were no cases of delayed bleeding after the colorectal ESD nor were there any post-surgery complications. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the efficacy and safety of carrying out ESD of large polyps. This is important because there is not a large body of literature on this subject in this specific population.
Keywords
- Colonic polyps
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy