Tatsuo Yachida, Hideki Kobara, Kazuhiro Kozuka, Kaho Nakatani, Naoya Tada, Takanori Matsui, Taiga Chiyo, Nobuya Kobayashi, Shintaro Fujihara, Noriko Nishiyama, Akihiro Kondo, Yasuhisa Ando, Keiichi Okano, Wakako Nonaka, Kaori Ishikawa, Hisashi Masugata, Tsutomu Masaki
BACKGROUND AND AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a grasping-type knife, called Clutch Cutter (CC), for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (C-ESD). METHODS: This was a randomized prospective study. Patients who underwent C-ESD for colorectal neoplasms >20 mm and <50 mm in size were enrolled, dividing into two groups: ESD using needle type of dual knife alone (D-group) and circumferential incision using dual knife followed by submucosal dissection using CC (CC-group)...
March 16, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine