Endoscopic full-thickness resection: Current status

Figure 2 Endoscopic full-thickness resection of a gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors after prior transmural suturing. A: Endoscopic image of the subepithelial tumor in the gastric corpus; B: EUS-image showing an inhomogeneous tumor arising from the muscularis propria; C: Two transmural sutures are deployed underneath the tumor using the PlicatorTM suturing device; D: EUS image after suturing. The PTFE pledges are indicated with arrows; E: Resection site. The transmural sutures are securing gastric wall patency; F: EUS image of the resection site. The PTFE pledges are indicated with arrows. EUS: Endoscopic ultrasonography.