Abstract:Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is gaining recognition as a safe and minimally invasive procedure to remove early-stage colorectal cancer. Since colorectal ESD is often complicated by delayed bleeding in 0.5-9.5% patients, it is important for endoscopists to determine when emergency endoscopy is necessary in order to treat this complication [1]. Although massive bleeding generally requires initial endoscopic hemostasis, most cases of bleeding do not require emergency repeat colonoscopy since … Show more
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