Due to the high risk of morbidity and mortality associated with surgical resection in this tract,endoscopic resection(ER)has taken the place of surgical resection as the first line treatment for non-ampullary duodenal...Due to the high risk of morbidity and mortality associated with surgical resection in this tract,endoscopic resection(ER)has taken the place of surgical resection as the first line treatment for non-ampullary duodenal adenomas.However,due to the anatomical characteristics of this area,which enhance the risk of post-ER problems,ER in the duodenum is particularly difficult.Due to a lack of data,no ER technique for superficial non-ampullary duodenal epithelial tumours(SNADETs)has yet been backed by strong,high-quality evidence;yet,traditional hot snare-based techniques are still regarded as the standard treatment.Despite having a favourable efficiency profile,adverse events during duodenal hot snare polypectomy(HSP)and hot endoscopic mucosal resection,such as delayed bleeding and perforation,have been reported to be frequent.These events are primarily caused by electrocautery-induced damage.Thus,ER techniques with a better safety profile are needed to overcome these shortcomings.Cold snare polypectomy,which has already been shown as a safer,equally effective pro-cedure compared to HSP for treatment of small colorectal polyps,is being increasingly evaluated as a potential therapeutic option for non-ampullary duodenal adenomas.The aim of this review is to report and discuss the early outcomes of the first experiences with cold snaring for SNADETs.展开更多
文摘Due to the high risk of morbidity and mortality associated with surgical resection in this tract,endoscopic resection(ER)has taken the place of surgical resection as the first line treatment for non-ampullary duodenal adenomas.However,due to the anatomical characteristics of this area,which enhance the risk of post-ER problems,ER in the duodenum is particularly difficult.Due to a lack of data,no ER technique for superficial non-ampullary duodenal epithelial tumours(SNADETs)has yet been backed by strong,high-quality evidence;yet,traditional hot snare-based techniques are still regarded as the standard treatment.Despite having a favourable efficiency profile,adverse events during duodenal hot snare polypectomy(HSP)and hot endoscopic mucosal resection,such as delayed bleeding and perforation,have been reported to be frequent.These events are primarily caused by electrocautery-induced damage.Thus,ER techniques with a better safety profile are needed to overcome these shortcomings.Cold snare polypectomy,which has already been shown as a safer,equally effective pro-cedure compared to HSP for treatment of small colorectal polyps,is being increasingly evaluated as a potential therapeutic option for non-ampullary duodenal adenomas.The aim of this review is to report and discuss the early outcomes of the first experiences with cold snaring for SNADETs.
