Cai SL, Shi Q, Chen T, Zhong YS, Yao LQ. Endoscopic resection of tumors in the lower digestive tract. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(17): 1238-1242 [PMID: 26634039 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i17.1238]
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Li-Qing Yao, MD, Endoscopic Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. yaoliqingfd@126.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 25, 2015; 7(17): 1238-1242 Published online Nov 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i17.1238
Endoscopic resection of tumors in the lower digestive tract
Shi-Lun Cai, Qiang Shi, Tao Chen, Yun-Shi Zhong, Li-Qing Yao
Shi-Lun Cai, Qiang Shi, Tao Chen, Yun-Shi Zhong, Li-Qing Yao, Endoscopic Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Cai SL and Shi Q contributed equally to this work; Cai SL, Zhong YS and Yao LQ designed the research; Cai SL and Chen T performed the research; Cai SL, Shi Q and Zhong YS wrote the paper.
Supported by Doctoral Fund Project in 2012, No. 20120071110061; Youth Foundation of National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81101566; Scientific Funds of Shanghai Government, Nos. 12QA1400600, XYQ2011017, 11411950501, 13411951600, 2013SY045, 2013SY054, and 201305; and Youth Foundation of Zhongshan Hospital Natural Science Foundation, No. 2013ZSQN17.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Li-Qing Yao, MD, Endoscopic Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. yaoliqingfd@126.com
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Received: April 26, 2015 Peer-review started: April 27, 2015 First decision: June 2, 2015 Revised: June 22, 2015 Accepted: August 6, 2014 Article in press: September 7, 2015 Published online: November 25, 2015 Processing time: 213 Days and 3.2 Hours
Abstract
As endoscopic technology has developed and matured, the endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal tract polyps has become a widely used treatment. Colorectal polyps are the most common type of polyp, which are best managed by early resection before the polyp undergoes malignant transformation. Methods for treating colorectal tumors are numerous, including argon plasma coagulation, endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, and laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery. In this review, we will highlight several currently used clinical endoscopic resection methods and how they are selected based on the characteristics of the targeted tumor. Specifically, we will focus on laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery.
Core tip: The best case scenario for patients with lower digestive tract tumors is to detect and resect the tumor before it undergoes malignant transformation. However, modern technologies for tumor resection are numerous and there may be specific indications for the implementation of one technology over another. Therefore, we will discuss the current clinical endoscopic resection methods and the process for selecting specific interventions. We wish to highlight laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery, because it may be of assistance in endoscopic treatment and could remarkably decrease the rate of later surgical repair.
