Benign colorectal polyps that are too complex to be excised by conventional endoscopic methods pose a dilemma for surgeons. They can be removed by resecting the colon. But in the final surgical pathology, the majority of such polyps turn out to be noncancerous, suggesting removing part of the colon had been unnecessary.
That’s why surgeons are becoming increasingly interested in a colon-sparing alternative: endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). This advanced endoscopic