Submucosal endoscopic tumor resection for subepithelial tumors in the esophagus and cardia

H. Inoue; H. Ikeda; T. Hosoya; M. Onimaru; A. Yoshida; N. Eleftheriadis; R. Maselli; S. Kudo

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1291659

What is it about?

Resection of submucosal tumors by means of endoscopy has been reported using a variety of techniques, but cannot be performed safely in tumors originating from the muscularis propria. Using the submucosal tunnel created by the technique of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), we report the first series describing the new technique of submucosal endoscopic tumor resection (SET) for tumors of the esophagus and cardia.

Why is it important?

SET is a promising new technique for selected submucosal tumors in the esophagus and cardia up to a size of 4 cm and should be studied further.

This page is a summary of: Submucosal endoscopic tumor resection for subepithelial tumors in the esophagus and cardia, Endoscopy, February 2012, Thieme Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291659.
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Submucosal endoscopic tumor resection for subepithelial tumors in the esophagus and cardia
SET was attempted in nine consecutive patients with tumors (size > 2 cm) of either the esophagus or cardia with clinical indications for lesion removal. Following creation of a submucosal tunnel from 5 cm above the tumor, as described previously, the tumor was dissected from the overlying mucosa/submucosa and then carefully removed from the muscular layer using triangle-tip and insulated-tip knives. Following specimen retrieval through the tunnel, the orifice was closed by clips.

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Nikolas Eleftheriadis
Aristotles University of Thessaloniki

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