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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2015; 21(31): 9387-9393
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9387
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9387
Advantage of endoscopic mucosal resection with a cap for rectal neuroendocrine tumors
Su Bum Park, Hyung Wook Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Jin Kim, Hyeong Seok Nam, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-770, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim HW designed the study; Park SB, Kim HW and Choi CW carried out the procedures; Kim SJ helped data collection; Nam HS and Kang DH analyzed the data and performed the statistical analysis; Park SB wrote the paper; Kang DH and Kim HW revised the article; all authors approved the final version of the paper.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at mdkhwook@gmail.com Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Correspondence to: Hyung Wook Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-770, South Korea. mdkhwook@gmail.com
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Received: January 22, 2015
Peer-review started: January 23, 2015
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: March 30, 2015
Accepted: May 7, 2015
Article in press: May 7, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Peer-review started: January 23, 2015
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: March 30, 2015
Accepted: May 7, 2015
Article in press: May 7, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: This study suggests that rates of endoscopic and histologic complete resection without adverse events were high in endoscopic mucosal resection with a cap (EMR-C) for treating rectal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). EMR-C seems to be a safe, easy, and effective method for the resection of rectal NETs because it is technically easier and less time-consuming than endoscopic submucosal dissection.