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Table 6 Characteristics of 3 neoplastic lesions resected by ESD 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

Cancer (invasion depth)

Adenoma

Transverse colon (n)

1 (in situ)

0

Rectum, Ra (n)

1 (submucosal, 2000 μm)

0

Rectum Rb (n)

0

1

  1. ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection; SEMS, self-expandable metallic stent; Ra, rectum above the peritoneal reflection; Rb, rectum below the peritoneal reflection
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BMC Gastroenterology

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