Risk of perforation during endoscopic submucosal dissection using latest insulation-tipped diathermic knife (IT knife-2)

Endoscopy 2009; 41: E69-E70
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1119478

Unusual cases and technical notes

S. A. Con^1, ² , I. Oda¹ , H. Suzuki¹ , C. Kusano¹ , S. Kiriyama¹ , T. Gotoda¹

¹Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
²Surgery and Endoscopy Divisions, Centro Digestivo Doctores Con-Mediplaza, San Jose, Costa Rica

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