title: [Application and evaluation of the new technique of minimal endoscopic dissection for gastrointestinal tract submucosal tumor].
abstract: Submucosal tumors (SMTs) are occasionally found in the gastrointestinal tract during endoscopy. Endoscopic ultrasonography(EUS) can not reliably distinguish benign from malignant SMTs, because the exact histopathologic features of the lesion can not be defined. With the introduction of endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD), gastrointestinal SMTs can be diagnosed and resected endoscopically. The purpose of this article is to elucidate the indication, method and efficacy of endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal SMTs.
authors.affiliation: Endoscope Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. zhou1968@ yahoo.cn.
authors.forename: Ping-Hong
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yi-Qun
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-Qing
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D004210:Dissection; D004724:Endoscopy; D019160:Endosonography; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans