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AGA Clinical Practice Update on Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection for the Management of Gastrointestinal
Lionel S D'Souza1, Dennis Yang2, David Diehl3
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York.
Description:
Subepithelial lesions of the gastrointestinal tract are not encountered uncommonly during routine endoscopy. There has been remarkable progress in the development of endoscopic options for the resection of subepithelial lesions, including full-thickness resection. The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice Update (CPU) is to describe the various techniques for endoscopic full-thickness resection and to facilitate their appropriate application in the management of subepithelial lesions.
Methods:
This CPU was commissioned and approved by the AGA Institute Clinical Practice Updates Committee (CPUC) and the AGA Governing Board to provide timely guidance on a topic of high clinical importance to the AGA membership and underwent internal peer review by the CPUC and external peer review through standard procedures of Gastroenterology.

