Large endoscopic mucosal resection for colorectal tumors exceeding 4 cm

AIM:To evaluate the feasibility and the outcome of endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR)for large colorectal tumors exceeding 4 cm(LCRT)undergoing piecemeal resection. METHODS:From January 2005 to April 2008,146 digestive tumors larger than 2 cm were removed with the EMR technique in our department.Of these,34 tumors were larger than 4 cm and piecemeal resection was carried out on 26 colorectal tumors.The mean age of the patients was 71 years.The mean follow-up duration was 12 mo. RESULTS:LCRTs were located in ...