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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2025; 17(2): 101676
Published online Feb 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i2.101676
Published online Feb 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i2.101676
Endoscopic calabash technique for gastric mesenchymal tumours: A low hanging fruit or a novel endoscopic technique?
David Rea, Department of Medical Office, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, Wagga Wagga 2650, New South Wales, Australia
Caroline Tham, Department of Medical Office, Westmead Hospital, Sydney 2145, New South Wales, Australia
Tony CK Tham, Division of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Belfast BT16 1RH, United Kingdom
Co-first authors: David Rea and Caroline Tham.
Author contributions: Rea D and Tham C wrote the article; Tham TC led and revised the writing of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Tony CK Tham, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH, United Kingdom.
Received: September 24, 2024
Revised: January 21, 2025
Accepted: February 6, 2025
Published online: February 16, 2025
Processing time: 142 Days and 19.8 Hours
Revised: January 21, 2025
Accepted: February 6, 2025
Published online: February 16, 2025
Processing time: 142 Days and 19.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The current management of gastric stromal tumours under 20 mm can be via active surveillance or resection. Endoscopic calabash ligation and resection technique offers an exciting new way of resecting endoscopically compared to standard excision techniques already in use. Whilst showing some promising benefits in data outcomes, further studies are warranted to address the limitations in the current study.