Endoscopic resection of superficial bowel neoplasia: The unmet needs in the Egyptian practice

Table 4 Basic endoscopic practice knowledge for endoscopic resection techniques among the surveyed endoscopists

Question	Number (N = 570)	Percentage (%)
Are you trained formally on endoscopic polypectomy?
No	134	23.5
Yes	436	76.5
Are you trained formally on EMR?
No	388	68.1
Yes	182	31.9
Are you trained formally on ESD?
No	528	92.6
Yes	42	7.4
Do you use Paris classification in reporting the lesions?
No	239	41.9
Yes	331	58.1
Do you use Kudo classification in reporting the lesions?
No	371	65.1
Yes	199	34.9
Do you use classifications other than Paris and Kudo in reporting the lesions?
No	510	89.5
Yes	60	10.5
Which of the following practices increase sub-mucosal fibrosis and hence affect the success of advanced endoscopic resection techniques
All apply	363	63.7
Extensive biopsies	117	20.5
Partial snare polypectomy	24	4.2
Tattoo injection for marking immediately under or close by a lesion	66	11.6

EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection; ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection.