Incomplete Mucosal Layer Excision during Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: a potential source of recurrent adenoma

Residual or recurrent adenoma detected during surveillance (RRA) is the major limitation of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). The pathogenesis of RRA is unknown although thermal ablation of the post-EMR defect (PED) margin reduces RRA. We aimed to identify a feature within the PED which could be associated with RRA.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - January 24, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: David J. Tate, Sergei Vosko, Iddo Bar-Yishay, Lobke Desomer, Neal Shahidi, Mayenaaz Sidhu, Duncan McLeod, Michael J. Bourke Source Type: research