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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2018; 10(11): 348-353
Published online Nov 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i11.348
Published online Nov 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i11.348
Submucosal injection of platelet-rich plasma in endoscopic resection of large sessile lesions
Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga, Vicente Moreno de Vega, Ramón Bartolí, Ingrid Marín, Noemí Caballero, Ignacio Bon, Jaume Boix, Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, University Hospital Germans Trias/CIBERehd, Barcelona 08916, Spain
Author contributions: Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, Moreno de Vega V and Boix J contributed to the design of the study and performed the colonoscopies; Lorenzo-Zúñiga V and Bartolí R performed the data analysis and wrote the document; Marín I, Caballero N, and Bon I have revised the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review board and Ethics Committee of University Hospital Germans Trias.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided written consent prior to study enrolment.
Clinical trial registration: Study registered at ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02931149.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript having no conflicts of interest to disclose.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
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Correspondence to: Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga, MD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, University Hospital Germans Trias, Carretera del Canyet s/n, Badalona 08916, Spain. vlorenzo.germanstrias@gencat.cat
Telephone: 00-34-934978866
Received: May 12, 2018
Peer-review started: May 12, 2018
First decision: July 9, 2018
Revised: August 8, 2018
Accepted: October 8, 2018
Article in press: October 10, 2018
Published online: November 16, 2018
Peer-review started: May 12, 2018
First decision: July 9, 2018
Revised: August 8, 2018
Accepted: October 8, 2018
Article in press: October 10, 2018
Published online: November 16, 2018
Core Tip
Core tip: This was a prospective single-center study to evaluate the efficacy of submucosal injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on 11 patients submitted to endoscopic resection of large lesions. PRP as lifting solution proved absence of delayed bleeding or perforation and strong healing activity.