ABSTRACT
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rubber band traction-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).Methods:A total of 49 patients with rectal endocrine tumor who underwent ESD at Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from January 2016 to December 2019 were reviewed. Thirty-two patients who underwent traditional ESD from January 2016 to May 2018 were assigned to the non-traction group. Seventeen patients who underwent the operation with a rubber band as auxiliary traction from June 2018 to December 2019 were assigned to the traction group. Basic information, ESD procedure time, complications were compared between the two groups.Results:There were no significant differences in age, gender or lesion size between the traction group and the non-traction group ( P>0.05). The ESD operation time of the traction group was significantly shorter than that of the non-traction group (13.76±5.71 min VS 22.99±10.32 min, t=-3.408, P=0.001). There were no postoperative complications in the traction group, but 3 cases of perforation occurred in the non-traction group. There was no significant difference in the incidence of perforation between the two groups ( P=0.542). Conclusion:Rubber band traction can safely improve the efficiency of ESD.