Learning Curve for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection With an Untutored, Prevalence-Based Approach in the United States

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is widely used in Asia to resect early-stage gastrointestinal neoplasms, but use of ESD in Western countries is limited. We collected data on the learning curve for ESD at a high-volume referral center in the United States to guide development of training programs in the Americas and Europe.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - June 16, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Xiaocen Zhang, Erin K. Ly, Sagarika Nithyanand, Rani J. Modayil, Dmitriy O. Khodorskiy, Sivaram Neppala, Sriya Bhumi, Matthew DeMaria, Jessica L. Widmer, David M. Friedel, James H. Grendell, Stavros N. Stavropoulos Source Type: research