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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2014; 20(6): 1623-1625
Published online Feb 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1623
Published online Feb 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1623
An effective and safe gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection in the right lateral position using an inverted overtube
Hirohito Mori, Kazi Rafiq, Hideki Kobara, Noriko Nishiyama, Shintaro Fujihara, Tatsuo Yachida, Maki Ayagi, Joji Tani, Hisaaki Miyoshi, Tsutomu Masaki, Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Author contributions: Mori H was responsible for conceiving the research and drafting the article; Rafiq K, Kobara H, Nishiyama N, Fujihara S, Yachida T, Ayagi M, Tani J and Miyoshi H participated equally in the work; Masaki T provided a critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content and was responsible for the final approval of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hirohito Mori, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan. hiro4884@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
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Received: September 10, 2013
Revised: October 12, 2013
Accepted: November 3, 2013
Published online: February 14, 2014
Processing time: 160 Days and 17.7 Hours
Revised: October 12, 2013
Accepted: November 3, 2013
Published online: February 14, 2014
Processing time: 160 Days and 17.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), the patient’s position must be altered according to the direction of gravity to use an appropriate angle and distance between electric knife and mucosa for safety as well as colorectal ESD.