Safety, feasibility, and short-term-outcome of anal endoscopic submucosal dissection for anal intraepithelial neoplasia: an option for focal lesions?

ConclusionsAnal endoscopic submucosal dissection seems to be a safe and feasible treatment for AIN. Recurrences are seldom and can be treated again with the same method. Nevertheless, indications for resection in comparison to radiofrequency ablation, pharmacological therapy, and watch-and-wait strategy are still unclear.Trial registrationEthics commission of Salzburg, Austria, EK-Nr. 1056/2023.  Keywords: Endoscopic submucosal dissection, anal intraepithelial neoplasia, anal cancer 
Source: Techniques in Coloproctology - Category: Surgery Source Type: research