Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) in the lower gastrointestinal tract

Background Endoscopic full-thickness resection(EFTR) significantly expands the spectrum of endoscopic colorectal resectionmethods for lesions that show no lifting sign, submucosal lesions and mucosal carcinomas. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EFTR using a commercially available full thickness resectiondevice (FTRD) by assessing the completeness of the full-thickness resection, the technical success, as well as complications in a cohort of patients from three referral centers in Germany. Another aim was to determine which patient subpopulations benefit most in clinical practice.