Interpretation of the Chinese Consensus on Endoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Submucosal Tumors (version 2018)
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0274.2019.07.002
- VernacularTitle: 中国消化道黏膜下肿瘤内镜诊治专家共识（2018版）解读
- Author:
Zhipeng QI
1
;
Quanlin LI
;
Yunshi ZHONG
;
Pinghong ZHOU
Author Information
1. Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Endoscopy;
Gastrointestinal submucosal tumors;
Interpretation of the consensus
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2019;22(7):609-612
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In August 2018, The Chinese Consensus on Endoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Submucosal Tumors, which was formulated by the Surgical Group of Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopology, the Chinese Physicians Association Endoscopy Branch Digestive Endoscopy Professional Committee, the Gastrointestinal Surgery Group of Chinese Society of Surgery, was published in Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. This consensus is the first guideline in the area of gastrointestinal submucosal tumors (SMTs) in China, and it proposed the diagnosis and management procedure of SMTs from the endoscopists′ viewpoint. This consensus presents case selection principles and technical principles of endoscopic treatment of SMTs. For and the indication and contraindication of endoscopic treatment of SMTs, it is suggested that clinician choose optimal procedure according to disease′s characteristics and techniques of the clinician. In this review, the key contents of consensus are interpreted in detail. The application of endoscopic snare resection, endoscopic submucosal excavation, endoscopic full-thickness resection and submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection at different SMTs was summarized. At the same time, the controversies in endoscopic diagnosis and management of the SMTs, such as biopsy, indication of endoscopic treatment and new techniques of endoscopic therapy, were analyzed.
