Compared with endoscopic mucosal resection for premalignant and malignant lesions of the
gastrointestinal tract, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) shows considerable …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) with a knife is a technically demanding procedure
associated with a high complication rate. The shortcomings of this method are the inability to …

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) with a knife is a technically
demanding procedure associated with a high complication rate. The shortcoming of this …

Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a useful technique for resecting
large colorectal tumors, but it is technically difficult. The difficulties include patients' …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for superficial gastrointestinal neoplasms has
become widespread. However, certain aspects of the procedure remain difficult to manage …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been developed so that large lesions can be
reli− ably resected en bloc [1±7]. However, ESD, and particularly the process of submucosal …

Aim: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been positively applied to and gradually
standardized for early gastric cancer; however, it is not widely used in the colorectum …

Aim: To reduce the risk of complications related to endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
using knives, we developed a new grasping‐type scissors forceps (GSF) that can grasp and …

Stag-Beetle Knife Jr.(SB Knife Jr.; Sumitomo Bakelite, Tokyo, Japan) is a scissor-type knife.
Both blades of the knife are insulated and allow grasping of tissue, thereby facilitating …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a globally accepted minimally invasive therapy
for early-stage gastrointestinal tract tumors. Although numerous electrosurgical knives have …