Endoscopic submucosal dissection of large colorectal adenomas can decrease the recurrence rate compared with endoscopic mucosal resection, according to a new study.
However, ESD resulted in a higher rate of adverse events after the procedure.
In the study, researchers randomly assigned patients with large benign colonic lesions (=25 mm) from six French referral centers to undergo ESD or EMR from November 2019 to February 2021 (Ann Intern Med 2024;177[1]:29-38). The primary end point was six-month