TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic mucosal resection of the esophagus
T2 - Band ligation technique
AU - Nwakakwa, V.
AU - Fleischer, D.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a minimally invasive endoscopic technique used in treating superficial cancers of premalignant lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. An attraction of this technique is that it can be curative with low morbidity, often providing the entire lesion for pathologic evaluation. The band ligation technique of EMR uses the existing technology of variceal band ligation to endoscopically place a band on flat mucosal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract to create a "pseudopolyp" before resection with an electrocautery snare. The band ligating technique and two variant band ligating devices are described.
AB - Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a minimally invasive endoscopic technique used in treating superficial cancers of premalignant lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. An attraction of this technique is that it can be curative with low morbidity, often providing the entire lesion for pathologic evaluation. The band ligation technique of EMR uses the existing technology of variceal band ligation to endoscopically place a band on flat mucosal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract to create a "pseudopolyp" before resection with an electrocautery snare. The band ligating technique and two variant band ligating devices are described.
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U2 - 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30055-2
DO - 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30055-2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11778749
AN - SCOPUS:0034785158
VL - 11
SP - 479
EP - 488
JO - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
JF - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
SN - 1052-5157
IS - 3
ER -