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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 25, 2016; 8(8): 374-377
Published online Apr 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i8.374
Published online Apr 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i8.374
Diagnosis of a submucosal mass at the staple line after sigmoid colon cancer resection by endoscopic cutting-mucosa biopsy
Mitsuaki Morimoto, Koji Koinuma, Alan K Lefor, Hisanaga Horie, Homare Ito, Naohiro Sata, Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
Yoshikazu Hayashi, Keijiro Sunada, Hironori Yamamoto, Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
Author contributions: Koinuma K revised the manuscript, and is the article guarantor; Lefor AK, Hayashi Y, Sunada K and Yamamoto H revised the manuscript; Sata N approved the final version of the manuscript; all authors contributed to this manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The patient was treated with approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures according to generally accepted standards of care.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was not required in our facility but obtained from the patient for this case report.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None to report.
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Correspondence to: Koji Koinuma, MD, Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. kjkoinum@jichi.ac.jp
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Received: November 11, 2015
Peer-review started: November 12, 2015
First decision: December 7, 2015
Revised: January 16, 2016
Accepted: February 14, 2016
Article in press: February 16, 2016
Published online: April 25, 2016
Peer-review started: November 12, 2015
First decision: December 7, 2015
Revised: January 16, 2016
Accepted: February 14, 2016
Article in press: February 16, 2016
Published online: April 25, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: This case report demonstrates the importance of endoscopic biopsy using a cutting mucosal incision as a diagnostic tool for a submucosal mass that develops next to the staple line after sigmoid colon resection with a double-stapled anastomosis. We feel that these findings will be of special interest to the readers.