CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endoscopy 2022; 54(S 02): E952-E953
DOI: 10.1055/a-1883-9819
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Spasmodic contraction induced by high concentration iodine staining to facilitate underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of early esophageal cancer

Chao Deng*
1   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
,
Suhua Wu*
1   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
,
Feng Xu
1   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
,
Li Zhong
1   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
,
Ying Huang
2   Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
,
Zhechuan Mei
1   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
,
Song He
1   Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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A 61-year-old man was diagnosed with early esophageal cancer by endoscopy and pathological biopsy. The lesion of about 1 cm in diameter met the indications for endoscopic resection after preoperative evaluation. The markers around the lateral margin of cancer were made by the snare tip with soft coagulation (Effect 5, 80 W) ([Fig. 1 a]).

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Fig. 1 The process of spasmodic contraction induced by high concentration iodine staining to facilitate underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of early esophageal cancer. a The markers around the lateral margin of cancer were made by the snare tip with soft coagulation. b Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection was performed during spasmodic contraction caused by a high concentration of 3 % Lugol solution to obtain en bloc resection. c The wound was clean without bleeding or perforation. d The fresh specimen was stretched and fixed. e The histological appearance of the resected specimen showed pathological lamina propria invasion (pT1a-LPM) and negative vertical and horizontal margins.

Conventional underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (UEMR) was attempted first and failed owing to the inability to fully snare the lesion. Therefore we stimulated the esophageal wall with a high concentration of 3 % Lugol solution causing spasmodic contraction. UEMR was performed during spasmodic contraction, completely snaring the target lesion to obtain en bloc resection with an ENDO CUT Q (Effect 3, Cut duration 2, Cut interval 4) (Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH, Tübingen, German) ([Fig. 1 b]). The wound was clean without bleeding or perforation ([Fig. 1 c]). The fresh specimen was stretched and fixed on a foam plate, with R0 resection proved by the second iodine staining with a low concentration of 1 % Lugol solution ([Fig. 1d]). Finally, the vitamin C solution was sprayed for deiodination. The post-resection histological findings revealed pathological lamina propria invasion (pT1a-LPM) and negative vertical and horizontal margins ([Fig. 1 e]). The patient was discharged on the second day after the operation ([Video 1]).

Video 1 Spasmodic contraction-assisted underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of early esophageal cancer.


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UEMR is becoming more and more popular for complete resection of gastrointestinal tumors but rarely reported for endoscopic resection of early esophageal cancer, which may be related to the difficulty to fully snare the lesion [1]. We propose that the spasmodic contraction-assisted UEMR technique may successfully and inexpensively be applied to deal with early esophageal cancer 1–2 cm in size.

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* Contributed equally


  • Reference

  • 1 Maida M, Sferrazza S, Murino A. et al. Effectiveness and safety of underwater techniques in gastrointestinal endoscopy: a comprehensive review of the literature. Surg Endosc 2021; 35: 37-51

Corresponding author

Song He, MD
Department of Gastroenterology
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
No. 76 Linjiang Road
Yuzhong District
Chongqing 400000
P. R. China   

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21 July 2022

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  • Reference

  • 1 Maida M, Sferrazza S, Murino A. et al. Effectiveness and safety of underwater techniques in gastrointestinal endoscopy: a comprehensive review of the literature. Surg Endosc 2021; 35: 37-51

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Fig. 1 The process of spasmodic contraction induced by high concentration iodine staining to facilitate underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of early esophageal cancer. a The markers around the lateral margin of cancer were made by the snare tip with soft coagulation. b Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection was performed during spasmodic contraction caused by a high concentration of 3 % Lugol solution to obtain en bloc resection. c The wound was clean without bleeding or perforation. d The fresh specimen was stretched and fixed. e The histological appearance of the resected specimen showed pathological lamina propria invasion (pT1a-LPM) and negative vertical and horizontal margins.