The efficacy of full-thickness endoscopic resection of subepithelial tumors in the gastric cardia

Figure 1 Processes of endoscopic full-thickness resection for gastric cardia subepithelial tumors. A: Endoscopic view of gastric cardia subepithelial tumor; B: Circumferential incision was made as deep as muscularis propria around the lesion with IT knife; C: Incision into serosal layer around the lesion was performed with Hook knife to create active perforation; D: Gastric wall defect was presented after lesion was resected; E: The gastric wound was closed with several metallic clips successfully; F: Resected tumor.