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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2017; 23(16): 2883-2890
Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2883
Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2883
Magnetic anchor guidance for endoscopic submucosal dissection and other endoscopic procedures
Mohamed Mortagy, Department of Internal Medicine, Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, United States
Neal Mehta, Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
Mansour A Parsi, Tyler Stevens, John J Vargo, Amit Bhatt, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
Seiichiro Abe, Yutaka Saito, Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work; all authors played a role in concept and design; acquisition of data; interpretation of data; drafting of the manuscript and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts-of-interest.
Correspondence to: Amit Bhatt, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, A30, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States. bhatta3@ccf.org
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Received: January 18, 2017
Peer-review started: January 19, 2017
First decision: February 10, 2017
Revised: February 24, 2017
Accepted: March 15, 2017
Article in press: March 15, 2017
Published online: April 28, 2017
Processing time: 100 Days and 4.9 Hours
Peer-review started: January 19, 2017
First decision: February 10, 2017
Revised: February 24, 2017
Accepted: March 15, 2017
Article in press: March 15, 2017
Published online: April 28, 2017
Processing time: 100 Days and 4.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Magnetic anchor guided endoscopic submucosal dissection (MAG-ESD) is a promising technology that can offer tissue retraction independent of the endoscope which acts like an endoscopist’s “second hand”. The objective of this article is to present a scientific review of the technology, published work, limitations, and future potential of MAG-ESD.