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Table 5 Characteristics of 38 neoplastic lesions from 19 patients resected by EMR after colonic SEMS placement

From: Importance of preoperative total colonoscopy and endoscopic resection after self-expandable metallic stent placement for obstructive colorectal cancer as a bridge-to-surgery

Location

Carcinoma

(invasion depth)

Adenoma

SSL

Total

Cecum (n)

0

1

1

2

Ascending colon (n)

1(M)

4

1

7

Transverse colon (n)

0

7

0

7

Descending (n)

0

6

1

7

Sigmoid colon (n)

5(M)

5

0

10

Rectum, RS (n)

0

2

0

2

Rectum, Ra (n)

0

1

0

1

Rectum, Rb (n)

0

3

0

3

Total (n)

6

29

3

38

  1. EMR, endoscopic mucosal resection; SEMS, self-expandable metallic stent; SSL, sessile serrated lesion; RS, rectosigmoid colon; Ra, rectum above the peritoneal reflection; Rb, rectum below the peritoneal reflection