Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2022; 14(9): 918-929
Published online Sep 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i9.918
Predictors of difficult endoscopic resection of submucosal tumors originating from the muscularis propria layer at the esophagogastric junction
Yu-Ping Wang, Hong Xu, Jia-Xin Shen, Wen-Ming Liu, Yuan Chu, Ben-Song Duan, Jing-Jing Lian, Hai-Bin Zhang, Li Zhang, Mei-Dong Xu, Jia Cao
Yu-Ping Wang, Hong Xu, Yuan Chu, Ben-Song Duan, Jing-Jing Lian, Hai-Bin Zhang, Li Zhang, Mei-Dong Xu, Jia Cao, Endoscopy Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
Yu-Ping Wang, Jia-Xin Shen, Wen-Ming Liu, Endoscopy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, Fujian Province, China
Hong Xu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Cao J and Xu MD designed the study; Wang YP, Chu Y, Duan BS, Lian JJ and Zhang HB collected the data; Zhang L performed the pathological diagnosis; Wang YP, Shen JX, Liu WM and Xu H analyzed and interpreted the data; Wang YP drafted the manuscript; Xu H and Cao J were responsible for revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; All authors read and approved the final version.
Supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, China, No. 19411951505.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Institutional Review Board, No. 2021-(067).
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at jia_cao@yeah.net. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Jia Cao, MD, Endoscopy Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Road, Shanghai 200120, China. jia_cao@yeah.net
Received: March 30, 2022
Peer-review started: March 30, 2022
First decision: June 19, 2022
Revised: July 5, 2022
Accepted: August 16, 2022
Article in press: August 16, 2022
Published online: September 27, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: This was the first study to discuss the predictors of difficult endoscopic resection, including various approaches of submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection, endoscopic full-thickness resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection for submucosal tumors originating from the muscularis propria layer at the esophagogastric junction. Our data showed that tumors with greater size and irregular shape were independent predictors of difficult endoscopic resection, which is mainly measured by piecemeal resection, long operative time and intraoperative bleeding.