Use of an endoscopic flexible grasper as a traction tool for excision of polyps: preclinical trial

Abstract Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is challenging in the right colon. Traction devices can make it technically easier. In this study, we evaluated a flexible grasper with articulating tip and elbow-like bending (IgE) through a double-balloon surgical platform (DESP), compared with an ea...

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Main Authors: Shinya Urakawa, Teijiro Hirashita, Yuka Hirashita, Lea Lowenfeld, Krishna C. Gurram, Makoto Nishimura, Jeffrey W. Milsom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98162-x