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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2013; 5(6): 275-280
Published online Jun 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i6.275
Effectiveness of circumferential endoscopic mucosal resection with a novel tissue-anchoring device
Yunho Jung, Masayuki Kato, Jongchan Lee, Mark A Gromski, Ram Chuttani, Kai Matthes
Yunho Jung, Masayuki Kato, Jongchan Lee, Mark A Gromski, Ram Chuttani, Kai Matthes, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Author contributions: Jung Y and Kato M contributed equally to this work; Jung Y, Kato M, Lee J, Gromski MA, Chuttani R and Matthes K contributed to study design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data; Jung Y contributed to drafting the article; Gromski MA and Matthes K contributed to revising article critically for important intellectual content; Matthes K gave final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Kai Matthes, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Dana 501, Boston, MA 02215, United States. kmatthes@bidmc.harvard.edu
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Received: December 12, 2012
Revised: April 10, 2013
Accepted: April 18, 2013
Published online: June 16, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: The recently introduced tissue anchor device has the capability of deploying three spikes into the tissue that allow a reliable fixation of the tissue and facilitate retraction into snare. We demonstrated the efficacy of circumferential endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) with a novel tissue-anchoring device in comparison with circumferential EMR using conventional forceps, and endoscopic submucosal dissection.