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Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection for a lesion on the dentate line area resected with a scissor-type knife

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Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a useful technique for resecting large colorectal tumors, but it is technically difficult. The difficulties include patients’ breathing, presence of severe fibrosis, and difficult… Click to show full abstract

Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a useful technique for resecting large colorectal tumors, but it is technically difficult. The difficulties include patients’ breathing, presence of severe fibrosis, and difficult locations. One difficult location is the dentate line area because of an abundance of hemorrhoidal vessels (Fig. 1). Clutch Cutter (Fujifilm Co, Tokyo, Japan) is a unique scissor-shaped serrated knife (Fig. 2A). This knife enables mucosal incision and submucosal dissection. Tissue is caught with this knife and then cut or dissected electrosurgically. The outside of the

Keywords: endoscopic submucosal; knife; colorectal endoscopic; submucosal dissection; submucosal

Journal Title: VideoGIE
Year Published: 2018

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