Response

We appreciate the remarks by Li et  al1 and their interest in our article.2 The authors first pointed out that the number of tumors with diameters ≥3.5 cm should be mentioned. In our study, 3 (5.9%) patients had tumor sizes ≥3.5 cm. The largest tumor was 4.5 cm and was resected in 2 pieces. The other 2 tumors were 4 cm and 3.5 cm and were resected en bloc and retrieved without issues. Previous studies have also reported that submucosal tumors with long diameters ≤5 cm may be completely resected with endoscopy.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research