Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2010 Jul;41(1):45-51.

Three Cases of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Rectal Carcinoid Tumor by Band Ligation and the Snare Resection Technique

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dongeui Medical Center, Busan, Korea. wisroh@naver.com

Abstract

Many reports have shown that endoscopic polypectomy or endoscopic mucosal resection can successfully remove tumor less than 1.0 cm in size. However, most carcinoid tumors in the rectum occur in the submucosal layer so that the entire tumor cannot be completely removed via endoscopic polypectomy or endoscopic mucosal resection. Endoscopic mucosal resection can also cause perforation of the intestinal wall and bleeding. Due to these reasons, instead of these two conventional methods, endoscopic mucosal resection using a ligation device is currently being used for the treatment of rectal carcinoid tumor. Recent studies that used this method have reported that endoscopic mucosal resection of rectal carcinoid tumor by band ligation and the snare resection technique is safe with minimal complications and this is quite useful to completely remove rectal carcinoid tumor.

Keyword

Rectal carcinoid tumor; Band ligation method; Endoscopic mucosal resection

MeSH Terms

Carcinoid Tumor
Hemorrhage
Ligation
Rectum
SNARE Proteins
SNARE Proteins
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