Short-term and long-term outcomes of submucosal dissection for residual or recurrent colorectal tumors after endoscopic resection: Analysis of a multicenter prospective study.

BACKGROUND

We previously demonstrated that a favorable long-term prognosis indicated that endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) could be the standard treatment for large colorectal epithelial neoplasms, but the usefulness of ESD for local residual or recurrent tumors with submucosal fibrosis has not been fully demonstrated. The aim of the present study was to assess the usefulness of ESD for local residual or recurrent colorectal tumors.

METHODS

We conducted a nationwide multicenter prospective study to evaluate the outcomes of ESD for colorectal tumors. In this post-hoc analysis, a total of 54 local residual or recurrent colorectal tumors in 54 patients were included, and we analyzed the short-term and long-term outcomes of ESD for these lesions.

RESULTS

The median size of the lesions was 16.0 (IQR;11-25) mm. ESD was completed in 53 cases (98.1%) with a median procedure time of 65.0 min, but it was discontinued in one case due to submucosal cancer invasion. En-bloc resection was achieved in 52 cases (96.3%), while R0 resection was achieved in 45 cases (83.3%). Intraoperative perforation was observed in 4 cases (7.4%) and delayed perforation in 1 case (1.9%), but all cases could be managed conservatively. Delayed bleeding was not observed. There were no significant differences in short-term outcomes between the rectal and colonic lesions. There was no recurrence of the tumor during the median follow-up period of 60 months (IQR 50-64).

CONCLUSION

An analysis of our multicenter prospective study suggests that ESD is an effective salvage management for local residual or recurrent colorectal lesions.

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