Application of clip-with-endoloop method in endoscopic submucosal dissection for treatment of early gastric angle cancer / 中华消化内镜杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of clip-with-endoloop method during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in treatment of early gastric angle cancer and precancerous lesions.Methods:A total of 59 patients with early gastric angle cancer or precancerous lesions underwent ESD from January 2018 to December 2018 were randomly divided into the routine ESD group ( n=28) and the clip-with-endoloop group ( n=31). The frequency of supplementary submucosal injection, ESD procedure time, area of the resected specimen, dissection time, submucosal dissection speed, complete resection rate and complications were compared between the two groups. Results:The frequency of supplementary submucosal injection in the clip-with-endoloop group was less than that in the routine ESD group (2.3±1.1 VS 3.7±1.4, t=4.557, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the area of the resected specimen between the two groups (12.7±2.6 cm 2 VS 11.7±2.7 cm 2,t=1.485, P=0.143). The ESD procedure time (72.4±24.7 min VS 93.6±28.9 min, t=3.043, P=0.004) and dissection time (67.7±23.3 min VS 88.2±28.3 min, t=3.054, P=0.003) in the clip-with-endoloop group were significantly shorter compared with those in the routine ESD group. The submucosal dissection speed in the clip-with-endoloop group was higher than that in the routine ESD group (20.2±3.2 mm 2/min VS 14.3±3.4 mm 2/min, t=6.879, P<0.001). The complete resection rate was 100.0% in the both groups. No perforation or postoperative bleeding occurred in the two groups. The incidence of intraoperative bleeding in the clip-with-endoloop group was lower than that in the routine ESD group [19.4% (6/31) VS 35.7% (10/28), χ2=1.992, P=0.158]. Conclusion:Clip-with-endoloop method makes ESD procedures easier and faster, with a lower possibility of intraoperative bleeding in treatment of early gastric angle cancer.