For the removal of large laterally spreading rectal adenomas, is resection better than dissection, or vice versa? The answer, according to one expert, is: It depends.
Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) are equally effective but other important outcomes can vary, according to a study presented at the 2017 Digestive Disease Week (abstract 692).
While these adenomas can be treated endoscopically with either technique, neither approach has proved superior in