Full-thickness resection: Are we realizing the “full” story?

Current Status of Exposed Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection and Further Development of Non-Exposed Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection

Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) is a procedure that makes it possible to access the lesions that are on the wall of the digestive tract via the shortest distance through the mouth. Because of the ultra-minimal invasive nature of the treatment, pure EFTR is a highly promising surgical procedure that allows the radical excision of full-thickness layers of digestive tract tumors using o...

Current Status of Exposed Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection and Further Development of Non-Exposed Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection.

Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) is a procedure that makes it possible to access the lesions that are on the wall of the digestive tract via the shortest distance through the mouth. Because of the ultra-minimal invasive nature of the treatment, pure EFTR is a highly promising surgical procedure that allows the radical excision of full-thickness layers of digestive tract tumors using o...

Realizing nurses’ full potential

Current Status of Exposed Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection and Further Development of Non-Exposed Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection

Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) is a procedure that makes it possible to access the lesions that are on the wall of the digestive tract via the shortest distance through the mouth. Because of the ultra-minimal invasive nature of the treatment, pure EFTR is a highly promising surgical procedure that allows the radical excision of full-thickness layers of digestive tract tumors using o...

Endoscopic full-thickness resection based on the novel Dortmund technique.

In 2010, we performed full-thickness resection (FTR) using the over-the-scope clip (OTSC) system (Ovesco Endoscopy GmbH, Tübingen, Germany) [1]. The key aspects of this technique are to apply the clip to the target lesion and then to resect above the ensnared lesion. However, these maneuvers require several separate accessories. Therefore, a new device to perform FTR was developed. Herein we de...