Colonic endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) with the over-the-scope device (FTRD): a short case series

• José Carlos Marín-Gabriel ^[1] ; José Díaz-Tasende ^[1] ; Sarbelio Rodríguez-Muñoz ^[1] ; Andrés J. del Pozo-García ^[1] ; Carolina Ibarrola-Andrés ^[1]
  1. [1] Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

     Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, ISSN-e 2340-4167, ISSN 1130-0108, Vol. 109, Nº. 3, 2017, págs. 230-233
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The endoscopic treatment of early gastrointestinal neoplasms usually involves the resection of the superficial layers, mucosa and submucosa, of the wall. However, in some circumstances, a fullthickness resection may be necessary. Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) may be an adequate approach in challenging lesions such as adenomas or early cancers with severe submucosal fibrosis or small sub-epithelial lesions in the lower GI tract.

    Furthermore, this novel technique has the potential to spare surgical therapy in a subset of cases. In this paper, we describe our results with the full-thickness resection device (FTRD) in three different situations.