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We report a unique case of intramucosal carcinoma in a tubulovillous adenoma arising from a single diverticulum. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) was carried out successfully and completely with the assistance of laparoscopy. A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of melena and anemia. Emergent colonoscopy showed diverticulosis in the right-sided colon. However, endoscopy could not exactly detect the bleeding site. A flat elevated polyp was found within a single diverticulum located in the descending colon and diagnosed as an intramucosal carcinoma, as magnifying chromoendoscopy revealed a type IV pit pattern. As his diverticular bleeding repeated, a right-sided hemicolectomy was decided for treatment, the polyp within the diverticulum was also completely removed by EMR with the assistance of laparoscopy. Although a colonic perforation was detected immediately after EMR, the perforation was closed with endoclips intraluminally and also repaired laparoscopically from the serosal side. Histologically, the resected lesion was an intramucosal well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and the surgical margin was free of tumor.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of oral sulfate solution administered using the same-day dose and the splitdose regimens with those of polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate solution, used for bowel preparation in Japanese patients undergoing colonoscopy.Methods: This multicenter (n = 13), randomized, active-controlled, colonoscopist-and image evaluator-blinded, noninferiority study with parallel-group comparison recruited 632 patients from December 2018 to June 2019. Of these, 602 patients were divided into the oral sulfate solution same-day dose group (n = 200); oral sulfate solution split-dose group (n = 202); and polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate same-day dose group (n = 200). Differences in the efficacy rates between the polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate group and each oral sulfate solution group were calculated using the asymptotic method. The safety of the oral sulfate solution was evaluated, based on the occurrence of adverse events and reactions.Results: Both oral sulfate solution protocols were confirmed as noninferior to the polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate protocol for bowel-cleansing. The occurrence of adverse reactions was significantly lower in the oral sulfate solution same-day dose group than in the polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate group (P = 0.010). The occurrence of adverse reactions was not significantly different between the oral sulfate solution split-dose and the polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate group.Conclusions: Oral sulfate solution is not only safe and efficacious but also not inferior to polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate solution (active control). It could be used for bowel preparation in Japanese patients scheduled for colonoscopy (Clinical trial registration number: NCT03794310).

A 70-year-old female underwent follow-up colonoscopy after colonic polypectomy. The colonoscopy revealed the presence of a 7-mm submucosal tumor in the sigmoid colon. The tumor surface was smooth and covered with normal mucosa. It was diagnosed as a submucosal tumor, and polypectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed moderately to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma measuring 2 × 5 × 3 mm with marked peritumoral lymphocytic infiltration and lymphoid follicle formation. It was diagnosed as carcinoma with lymphoid stroma (lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma), SM (1,800 μm), ly2, v0, budding; grade 1. We confirmed the indication for noncurative additional surgical resection and performed laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy. No metastases were observed in the dissected lymph nodes.

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