Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2023
Continuous suture technique increases the complete closure rate of colorectal mucosal defects after endoscopic resection: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial.
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- Prophylactic wound closure after ESD significantly reduces post-ESD bleeding: stratified and meta-regression analyses by tumor size and rectal proportion.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- A Prospective, Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Two Absorbable Barbed Sutures in Thyroid Surgery.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Trial
- Endoscopic Closure After Colorectal ESD: A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis on Its Efficacy in Preventing Adverse Events.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Of Endpoints and Equipoise: Reforming Clinical Trials in Colorectal Polyp Resection.Current gastroenterology reports · 2025Review
- Closure methods for large defects after gastrointestinal endoscopic submucosal dissection.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundComplete closure of mucosal defects after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)/piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection (p-EMR) procedures reduces postoperative adverse events, but the complete closure rate of the traditional method using only hemostatic clips is not satisfactory. Therefore, we invented a continuous suture technique using a barbed suture and clips to increase the complete closure rate of colorectal mucosal defects.
methodsPatients with a single large (≥ 2 cm) colorectal lesion were recruited. After completion of the ESD/p-EMR procedures, they were randomly allocated to the treatment group or control group. The mucosal defects of the treatment group were closed using barbed suture and clips, while the control group was closed using only clips.
resultsFrom January 18, 2022 to April 13, 2022, a total of 62 patients with colorectal lesions were enrolled, with 31 patients in each group. Complete closure was achieved in 29 patients (93.5%) in the treatment group and 18 patients (58.1%) in the control group (P = 0.001). The median closure time was 13 min in the treatment group and 19 min in the control group (P < 0.001). The median closure speed was 6.4 cm
conclusionsThis study provided a clinically feasible continuous suture technique that was safe and effective for the complete closure of colorectal mucosal defects after endoscopic resection.
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