title: Endoscopic mucosal resection scissors for the treatment of early gastric cancer.
abstract: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is currently a common treatment for superficial gastrointestinal tumors. We have developed new EMR scissors for superficial lesions in the esophagus and stomach. These scissors have stainless steel blades with an electrocoagulation device for hemostasis. We report a case in which superficial gastric cancer was treated by means of the EMR scissors. The lesion was removed using the scissors and no major complication was encountered. EMR scissors can be used for endoscopic resection of superficial lesions of the esophagus and stomach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery 1, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. miyashita@nms.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajiri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasajima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020699:Gastroscopes; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome